grammatical

adj

1. Not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language.

   “Your writing in English is not grammatical enough for publication, so we will hire an editor to fix it where necessary while preserving the intended meaning.”

   “These unidiomatic utterances are easily comprehensible but are not grammatical.”

   “[Otto] Jespersen, a language professor known for his expertise in syntax and language development, stated that headlinese is not really grammatical writing.”

2. Of or pertaining to grammar.

   “The writing was measured for both grammatical complexity and accuracy factors.”