balbutientadj.
/balˈbjuːʃɪənt/ Stammering, stuttering.
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the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [adjective] > stammering or stammered
wlaffinga1300
stammering1398
stuttinga1425
drotingc1440
stoting1567
maffling1577
hacking1583
stuttering1590
hackeda1603
doubling1605
hesitating1622
balbutient1642
hesitant1647
hesitatorya1734
hesitative1795
stammereda1858
stuttery1937
1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. O6v I have with tongue balbutient Prattled to th' weaker eare.
1678 R. Cudworth tr. Plutarch in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 316 Speech..that is but imperfect, balbutient and inarticulate.
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