"nonstandard" | Definition and Related Words

Adjective

Not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community (synset 302305966)
"a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"

referred to in: linguistics - the scientific study of language
similar to:
- bad - nonstandard
- unacceptable, unaccepted - not conforming to standard usage
Varying from or not adhering to a standard (synset 302304841)
"nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board"

tells us about: amount, measure, quantity - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
similar to:
- deficient, inferior, substandard - falling short of some prescribed norm
- nonnormative - not based on a norm
Not standard;
Not accepted as a model of excellence (synset 302303542)
"a nonstandard text"