Relating to or characteristic of a grammatist; scholarly in the manner of someone devoted to grammar study.
From 'grammatist' plus the adjectival suffix '-ical' (from Latin '-icalis'), creating an adjective form that emphasizes the scholarly character of grammar study.
This wonderfully rare word shows how English once loved making adjectival forms of everything—today we'd just say 'grammatical' instead, but 'grammatistical' emphasizes the *scholar* aspect rather than the rules!
Inherits gendered professional connotation from 'grammatist'; adjective form reinforces male-normative authority in grammar scholarship.
Prefer 'grammatical' or 'linguistic' to avoid coded professional gender bias.
["grammatical","linguistic","language-focused"]
Historical exclusion of women from formal grammar theory meant their intuitions and innovations in language use were attributed to male scholars.
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