adjective
- containing or characterized by grammatical errors or violations of standard usage
Usage: formal; linguistics
Examples
- The student’s essay was filled with solecistic constructions.
- His solecistic speech patterns revealed his lack of formal education.
- The editor corrected several solecistic phrases in the manuscript.
- Such solecistic usage is common among non-native speakers.
- The professor pointed out the solecistic nature of the sentence structure.
- Her otherwise eloquent speech contained a few solecistic elements.