in·ar·tic·u·late

[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.
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. not jointed; having no articulation or joint.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Late Latin inarticulātus. See in-3, articulate

in·ar·tic·u·late·ly, adverb
in·ar·tic·u·late·ness, noun


2. mute, dumb.
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inarticulate (ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjʊlɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
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
 
inar'ticulately
 
adv
 
inar'ticulateness
 
n
 
inar'ticulacy
 
n

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Word Origin & History

inarticulate
c.1600, "not clear or intelligible" (of speech), from L.L. inarticulatus "indistinct," from in- "not" + articulatus, pp. of articulare (see articulation).
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inarticulate in·ar·tic·u·late (ĭn'är-tĭk'yə-lĭt)
adj.

  1. Uttered without the use of normal words or syllables; incomprehensible as speech or language.

  2. Unable to speak; speechless.

  3. Unable to speak with clarity or eloquence.

  4. Not having joints or segments.


in'ar·tic'u·late·ness or in'ar·tic'u·la·cy (-lə-sē) n.

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Even then, employers say that many graduates emerge inarticulate, unable to
  think critically and barely able to read or write.
Contains pyrite laminae and inarticulate brachiopods.
But since he was denied speech, he scorned the inarticulate mouthings of the
  lower animals.
Archer sprang to his feet and stood looking down on her in inarticulate despair.
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