1.
[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.]
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1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible
distinctness, as speech or words.
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Music which is inarticulate poesy. --Dryden.
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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.
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3. Incapable of articulating. [R.]
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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]