inarticulate

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    without or deprived of the use of speech or words

Word Origin

inarticulate (adj.)
c. 1600, "not clear or intelligible" (of speech), from Late Latin inarticulatus "inarticulate, indistinct," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + articulatus, past participle of articulare (see articulation). Related: Inarticulately; inarticulateness.

Antonym

adj.

articulate

Example

1. Leave an inarticulate , angry comment below .
2. Wail refers primarily to sustained , inarticulate mournful sound .
3. I am your inarticulate insincere .
4. His parents were dull and inarticulate .
5. Was mr. blankfein just inarticulate ?

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