Grammatically

/ɡræˈmætɪkli/ adverb

Definition

In a way that follows the rules of grammar; from a grammatical perspective.

Etymology

English formation from 'grammatical' plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly' (from Old English 'lice' meaning 'body' or 'manner'), creating a word to describe how something is done in a grammatical way.

Kelly Says

It's fascinating that we needed to create this adverb to talk about *how* we do things according to grammar rules—it shows that even as grammarians made rules, they had to keep creating new words to talk about those rules!

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