Syntactic \Syn*tac"tic\, Syntactical \Syn*tac"tic*al\, a. [Cf. G. ? putting together. See {Syntax}.] Of or pertaining to syntax; according to the rules of syntax, or construction. -- {Syn*tac"tic*al*ly}, adv.
syntactical adj : of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax; "the syntactic rules of a language" [syn: {syntactic}]