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Webster 1913 Edition

Inarticulate

Inˊar-tic′u-late

,
Adj.
[L.
inarticulatus
; pref.
in-
not +
articulatus
articulate.]
1.
Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words.
Music which is
inarticulate
poesy.
Dryden.
2.
(Zool.)
(a)
Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments;
as, an
inarticulate
worm
.
(b)
Without a hinge; – said of an order (
Inarticulata
or
Ecardines
) of brachiopods.
3.
Incapable of articulating.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Inarticulate

INARTIC'ULATE

,
Adj.
[in and articulate.] Not uttered with articulation or junction of the organs of speech; not articulate; not distinct, or with distinction of syllables. The sounds of brutes and fowls are, for the most part, inarticulate.

Definition 2024

inarticulate

inarticulate

English

Adjective

inarticulate ‎(comparative more inarticulate, superlative most inarticulate)

  1. (of speech) not articulated in normal words
  2. speechless
  3. unable to speak with any clarity
  4. (biology) not having joints or other articulations

Translations

Etymology

in- +‎ articulate

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