Nonstandard

Pronunciation: /nɑːnˈstændərd/

Nonstandard (adjective)

  1. Different from what is usual or accepted.
  2. Not following the accepted rules of a language.

Examples

  • The nonstandard design caught everyone's attention.
  • They used a nonstandard approach to solve the problem.

Common collocations: nonstandard design, nonstandard approach, nonstandard solution, nonstandard expressions, nonstandard grammar