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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. without or deprived of the use of speech or words;
- Example: "inarticulate beasts"
- Example: "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"
- Example: "inarticulate with rage"
- Example: "an inarticulate cry"
[syn: inarticulate, unarticulate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inarticulate \In`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [L. inarticulatus; pref. in- not + articulatus articulate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words. [1913 Webster] Music which is inarticulate poesy. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) (a) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; as, an inarticulate worm. (b) Without a hinge; -- said of an order (Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods. [1913 Webster] 3. Incapable of articulating. [R.] [1913 Webster] The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy. --Walpole. 4. Incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inarticulate adj 1: without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" [syn: inarticulate, unarticulate] [ant: articulate]