inarticulate

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Pronunciation

/ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/

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/ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ · /ɪn.ɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/

Definition of inarticulate

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Not articulated in normal words.

“Major Johnstone strove to speak, but the words died in an inarticulate gurgle low in his throat; and Evelyn had only time to start from his knee, and save the dying man from falling to the earth.”
“Pensak made an inarticulate shout of surprise, and O stepped away from the sudden precipice so hard that she collided with the back of the elevator, and yelped.”

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adj

Not articulated in normal words.

“Major Johnstone strove to speak, but the words died in an inarticulate gurgle low in his throat; and Evelyn had only time to start from his knee, and save the dying man from falling to the earth.”
“Pensak made an inarticulate shout of surprise, and O stepped away from the sudden precipice so hard that she collided with the back of the elevator, and yelped.”
Speechless.
Unable to speak with any clarity.
Not having joints or other articulations.

noun

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Latin inarticulatus and from in- + articulate. See -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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