inarticulatedadj.
Not articulated.
1. Zoology and Botany. Unjointed: = inarticulate adj. 1.
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the world > plants > part of plant > stem or stalk > [adjective] > relating to joint or node > having or not having joints
jointed1597
kneed1597
knee-jointed1776
inarticulated1830
polygonate1864
the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > bent or jointed > not jointed
inarticulate1607
inarticulated1830
unarticulate1855
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 280 Arborescent stems with rigid..inarticulated leaves, called fronds.
1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. ii. 60 Lamarck..associated the Polype or Compound Animals with Inarticulated Animals.
1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. vi. i. 292 A sucker inclosed in an inarticulated sheath.
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals viii. 466 In the inarticulated Brachiopods, our knowledge of the nervous system is very imperfect.
2. Of sound or voice: Not uttered articulately; = inarticulate adj. 2.
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1824 J. Galt Rothelan II. iv. viii. 169 She..listened to the inarticulated menaces of his inflamed spirit.
1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Apr. 13/2 Cries of ‘Out with the Premier, and give us a railroad’, alternated with the fierce, inarticulated yells.
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