inarticulate
AdjectiveUS[in-ahr-tik-yuh-luht]/ˌɪnɑrˈtɪkjələt/5 syllables
Synonyms:
unarticulate
Open English WordNet
Adjective (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”Synonyms: unarticulateOpposite articulateSimilar mute, incoherent, aphonic, dumb, speechless, aphasic, unarticulatedSee also uncommunicative, incommunicative
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In′ar·tic′u·late adjective
Origin: L. inarticulatus; pref. in- not + articulatus articulate.
1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words.
Music which is inarticulate poesy.— John Dryden
2. Zoology (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.
3. Incapable of articulating. rare
The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy.— Horace Walpole
4. Incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors