inarticulate

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adjective

in·ar·tic·u·late ˌi-(ˌ)när-ˈti-kyə-lət How to pronounce inarticulate (audio)

: incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings

a(1)

: incapable of speech especially under stress of emotion : mute

(2)

: incapable of being expressed by speech

inarticulate fear

(3)

: not voiced or expressed : unspoken

society functions on many inarticulate premises

of a sound : uttered or formed without the definite articulations of intelligible speech

[New Latin inarticulatus, from Latin in- + New Latin articulatus articulate] : relating to, characteristic of, or being an inarticulate or its shell

inarticulately adverb

inarticulateness noun

Synonyms

Adjective

mute
speechless
voiceless

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Adjective He's smart, but somewhat inarticulate. I was almost inarticulate with rage.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Even the numbly inarticulate James records thoughts that trans readers might have had.

Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 When a handsome but inarticulate cadet, his alter-ego Christian (played by Kelvin Harrison Jr.), also falls for her, Cyrano starts writing her passionate letters signed on Christian's behalf.

CNN, 26 Feb. 2022 More than any coherent political theory, the libertarian revival draws on inarticulate but powerful currents of anti-authoritarianism in American culture.

Samuel Goldman, The Week, 2 Feb. 2022 In his quirky inarticulate way, Squires must be a great communicator.

Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2020 And second, because by the end, the toxic romance between an ambitious but inarticulate film student (Honor Swinton-Byrne) and an arrogant, enigmatic older man (Tom Burke) had come to a fairly definitive conclusion.

Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 July 2021 My comments were the inarticulate reflection of long soul searching.

Leah Asmelash And Melissa Alonso, CNN, 12 Mar. 2021 There are shades of Being There in the elevation of inarticulate Herschel to national folk-hero status, with his passion and unfiltered truth drawing support from free-speech advocates, who even start ruminating on a possible political future.

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2020 Clothing is an eloquent form of communication for the inarticulate.

Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2020

Noun

To understand the gap between how Nitram saw himself versus how others perceived the inarticulate, angry young man, Kurzel assigned Jones tasks: film himself with a video camera, doodle in a diary.

New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022 In Heaney, the inarticulate, the mumblers, the provincial found a powerful well source of description to draw from.

Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Late Latin inarticulatus, from Latin in- + articulatus, past participle of articulare to utter distinctly — more at articulate

First Known Use

Adjective

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Noun

1952, in the meaning defined above

单词	inarticulate
释义	inarticulate 1 of 2 adjective in·ar·tic·u·late ˌi-(ˌ)när-ˈti-kyə-lət 1 : incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings 2 a(1) : incapable of speech especially under stress of emotion : mute (2) : incapable of being expressed by speech inarticulate fear (3) : not voiced or expressed : unspoken society functions on many inarticulate premises b of a sound : uttered or formed without the definite articulations of intelligible speech 3 [New Latin inarticulatus, from Latin in- + New Latin articulatus articulate] : relating to, characteristic of, or being an inarticulate or its shell inarticulately adverb inarticulateness noun inarticulate 2 of 2 noun : any of a class (Inarticulata) of brachiopods lacking a hinge connecting the two shell valves Synonyms Adjective mute speechless voiceless See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective He's smart, but somewhat inarticulate. I was almost inarticulate with rage. Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Even the numbly inarticulate James records thoughts that trans readers might have had. Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 When a handsome but inarticulate cadet, his alter-ego Christian (played by Kelvin Harrison Jr.), also falls for her, Cyrano starts writing her passionate letters signed on Christian's behalf. CNN, 26 Feb. 2022 More than any coherent political theory, the libertarian revival draws on inarticulate but powerful currents of anti-authoritarianism in American culture. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 2 Feb. 2022 In his quirky inarticulate way, Squires must be a great communicator. Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2020 And second, because by the end, the toxic romance between an ambitious but inarticulate film student (Honor Swinton-Byrne) and an arrogant, enigmatic older man (Tom Burke) had come to a fairly definitive conclusion. Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 July 2021 My comments were the inarticulate reflection of long soul searching. Leah Asmelash And Melissa Alonso, CNN, 12 Mar. 2021 There are shades of Being There in the elevation of inarticulate Herschel to national folk-hero status, with his passion and unfiltered truth drawing support from free-speech advocates, who even start ruminating on a possible political future. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2020 Clothing is an eloquent form of communication for the inarticulate. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2020 Noun To understand the gap between how Nitram saw himself versus how others perceived the inarticulate, angry young man, Kurzel assigned Jones tasks: film himself with a video camera, doodle in a diary. New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022 In Heaney, the inarticulate, the mumblers, the provincial found a powerful well source of description to draw from. Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Late Latin inarticulatus, from Latin in- + articulatus, past participle of articulare to utter distinctly — more at articulate First Known Use Adjective 1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2b Noun 1952, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition inarticulate adjective in·ar·tic·u·late i-när-ˈti-kyə-lət 1 : not able to express ideas or feelings clearly and easily an inarticulate speaker 2 : not understandable as spoken words an inarticulate mumble inarticulate adjective as in mute unable to speak the sudden rumblings of an earthquake rendered people inarticulate with fear Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mute speechless voiceless incoherent silent incomprehensible taciturn tongue-tied laconic uncommunicative reserved closemouthed nonspeaking wordless reticent tight-lipped mum quiet Antonyms & Near Antonyms vocal talkative communicative loquacious expansive garrulous chatty talky gabby speaking blabby articulate eloquent voluble talking fluent expatiating articulating speaking out speaking up See More
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inarticulate

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