| nonstandard | | |
| adj. | 1. nonstandard | not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community.; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech" |
| ~ linguistics | the scientific study of language. |
| ~ bad | nonstandard.; "so-called bad grammar" |
| ~ unaccepted, unacceptable | not conforming to standard usage.; "the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'" |
| adj. | 2. nonstandard | varying from or not adhering to a standard.; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board" |
| ~ substandard, deficient, inferior | falling short of some prescribed norm.; "substandard housing" |
| ~ nonnormative | not based on a norm. |
| adj. | 3. nonstandard | not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence.; "a nonstandard text" |
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