unidiomatic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]unidiomatic (comparative more unidiomatic, superlative most unidiomatic)
- Not idiomatic; not conforming to an idiom.
- Synonym: nonidiomatic
- Antonym: idiomatic
- 1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 169:
- It is not difficult to collect examples of unidiomatic English used by foreigners.
Usage notes
[edit]- unidiomatic is vastly more common than nonidiomatic.[1]
Translations
[edit]not idiomatic
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References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “unidiomatic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “unidiomatic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.