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inarticulate

[in-ahr-tik-yuh-lit]

adjective

  1. lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech.

    an inarticulate public speaker.

  2. unable to use articulate speech.

    inarticulate with rage.

    Synonyms: ,
  3. not articulate; not uttered or emitted with expressive or intelligible modulations.

    His mouth stuffed, he could utter only inarticulate sounds.

  4. not fully expressed or expressible.

    a voice choked with inarticulate agony.

  5. Anatomy, Zoology.Ģżnot jointed; having no articulation or joint.



inarticulate

/ ˌɪ²ŌÉ‘ĖĖˆ³ŁÉŖ°ģĀįŹŠ±ōÉŖ³Ł /

adjective

  1. unable to express oneself fluently or clearly; incoherent

  2. (of speech, language, etc) unclear or incomprehensible; unintelligible

    inarticulate grunts

  3. unable to speak; dumb

  4. unable to be expressed; unvoiced

    inarticulate suffering

  5. biology having no joints, segments, or articulation

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • inarticulateness noun
  • inarticulately adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of inarticulate1

From the Late Latin word ¾±²Ō²¹°ł³Ł¾±³¦³Ü±ōÄå³Ł³Ü²õ, dating back to 1595–1605. See in- 3, articulate
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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.

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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.

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He accused her, in effect, of what’s known in other circles as being ā€œinarticulate while Black.ā€

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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.

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To them Trump is ā€œstupidā€, ā€œdumbā€, ā€œinarticulateā€, ā€œa liarā€, a ā€œdotardā€ or some other derisive label.

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