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nonstandard

adjective

not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap
Antonyms: standard, received Similar: bad, unacceptable, unaccepted
varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board"
Antonyms: standard Similar: deficient, inferior, substandard, nonnormative
not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text"
Antonyms: standard