inarticulateness


in·ar·tic·u·late

I0074700 (ĭn′är-tĭk′yə-lĭt)adj.1. Uttered without the use of normal words or syllables; incomprehensible as speech or language: "a cry ... that ... sank down into an inarticulate whine" (Jack London).2. Unable to speak; speechless: inarticulate with astonishment.3. Unable to speak with clarity or eloquence: an inarticulate debater.4. Going unexpressed: inarticulate sorrow.5. Biology Not having joints or segments.
in′ar·tic′u·late·ly adv.in′ar·tic′u·late·ness, in′ar·tic′u·la·cy (-lə-sē) n.