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
Words Nearby inarticulate
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How to use inarticulate in a sentence
Don Draper is an inarticulate slob compared to Richard Dawson.
As I confessed in this somewhat inarticulate post, I beat that drum for a while, partly as a weapon against the religious right.
On his debut Meet the Press appearance Sunday, he was horribly inarticulate trying to defend his indefensible 9-9-9 tax plan.
Joe Biden got in trouble for calling Barack Obama “articulate,” but inarticulate is fine, right?
Mere decades earlier, American Jews had watched, trembling and inarticulate, as European Jews were destroyed.
Bernard folded his hands together—almost devoutly—and stood gazing at her with a long, inarticulate murmur of satisfaction.
Confidence | Henry JamesNever had Tom seen his gay and careless cousin in such guise: he was restless, silent, intense and inarticulate.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodBut also it was an inarticulate yearning to find that state of safety where he and she dwelt secure from separation—in the 'sea.'
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodShrieking inarticulate anathema, he rushed downstairs, the man in the green baize apron following at his heels.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeDown the long corridors the wind mysteriously whispered, rising in inarticulate moanings and woeful sighs, as of souls in pain.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
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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