ill-formed adj 1: not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage [syn: {ungrammatical}, {ill-formed}] [ant: {grammatical}, {well-formed}]
ill-formed \ill-formed\ adj. 1. (Grammar) not grammatical; ungrammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage. Opposite of {grammatical}. Syn: ungrammatical. [WordNet 1.5]