inarticulate
lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
unable to use articulate speech: inarticulate with rage.
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.
Origin of inarticulate
1Other words for inarticulate
Other words from inarticulate
- in·ar·tic·u·late·ly, adverb
- in·ar·tic·u·late·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for inarticulate
/ (ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjʊlɪt) /
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 of inarticulate
- inarticulately, adverb
- inarticulateness or inarticulacy, noun
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