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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ar•tic•u•late /ˌɪnɑrˈtɪkyəlɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - lacking the ability to express oneself clearly:an inarticulate speaker.
- unable to use words in speech:inarticulate with rage.
- not uttered or pronounced to express meaning:a baby's inarticulate sounds.
in•ar•tic•u•late•ly, adv. in•ar•tic•u•late•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ar•tic•u•late (in′är tik′yə lit),USA pronunciation adj. - lacking the ability to express oneself, esp. 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.
- [Anat., Zool.]not jointed;
having no articulation or joint.
- Late Latin inarticulātus. See in-3, articulate
- 1595–1605
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mute, dumb.
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