unidiomatic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English idiomatic English unidiomatic From un- + idiomatic.
Meanings
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Not idiomatic; not conforming to an idiom.
It is not difficult to collect examples of unidiomatic English used by foreigners.
1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 169:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unidiomatic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unidiomatic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unidiomaticness · unidiomaticity · unidiomatically
Synonyms
Translations (4)
fi ei idiomaattinen (not idiomatic) · da uidiomatisk (not idiomatic) · el αδόκιμος (not idiomatic) · pl nieidiomatyczny (not idiomatic)