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inarticulate
[ in-ahr-tik-yuh-lit ]
adjective
- lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech:
an inarticulate public speaker.
- unable to use articulate speech:
inarticulate with rage.
Synonyms: ,
- not articulate; not uttered or emitted with expressive or intelligible modulations:
His mouth stuffed, he could utter only inarticulate sounds.
- not fully expressed or expressible:
a voice choked with inarticulate agony.
- Anatomy, Zoology. not jointed; having no articulation or joint.
inarticulate
/ ˌɪɑːˈɪʊɪ /
adjective
- unable to express oneself fluently or clearly; incoherent
- (of speech, language, etc) unclear or incomprehensible; unintelligible
inarticulate grunts
- unable to speak; dumb
- unable to be expressed; unvoiced
inarticulate suffering
- biology having no joints, segments, or articulation
Derived Forms
- ˌԲˈپܱٱԱ, noun
- ˌԲˈپܱٱ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- a·پu·ٱ· adverb
- a·پu·ٱ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of inarticulate1
Example Sentences
In its least manageable moments, early motherhood must feel like an unpaid job with no breaks, an inarticulate boss and working conditions designed to strip all that’s civil from one’s sense of self.
There’s more to this inarticulate cadet than his handsome exterior, though it will take some time for even the discerning Cyrano to recognize his subordinate’s distinction and to acknowledge his way with words.
He accused her, in effect, of what’s known in other circles as being “inarticulate while Black.”
One of two Black contestants chosen for that season in 2010, Folkes was insulted that Trump had called him inarticulate and accused him of illiteracy in a lengthy boardroom tirade minutes earlier.
To them Trump is “stupid”, “dumb”, “inarticulate”, “a liar”, a “dotard” or some other derisive label.
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