inarticulate

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ UK /ɪn.ɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/ See IPA manual

Freq #60406

Meanings

1

adj
without or deprived of the use of speech or words

Inarticulate beasts.
2

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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · without or deprived of the... unarticulate

Word family

Forms inarticulately

Derived forms inarticulatelyinarticulateness

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Phrases (1)

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inarticulate cry
a loud expression of feeling that contains no clear words

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From the substantivation of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name (Inarticulata). Used by contrast with Articulata.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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