idiomatical

• Adjectif vieilli signifiant 'relatif à l'idiome ou qui en a le caractère'. La forme standard moderne est 'idiomatique'.

An obsolete adjective meaning 'relating to or characteristic of an idiom'. The modern standard form is 'idiomatic'.

1. Relating to idiomC1formal

   Of or relating to an idiom; conforming to the natural or established way of expression in a language.

   relatif à l'idiome

   • The phrase 'kick the bucket' is an idiomatical expression.
   • His English is fluent but not always idiomatical.
   • The translator struggled with the idiomatical nuances of the text.

   Synonymesidiomatic