Inarticulate
[,ɪnɑː'tɪkjʊlət] or [,ɪnɑr'tɪkjələt]
Definition
(adj.) without or deprived of the use of speech or words; 'inarticulate beasts'; 'remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal'; 'inarticulate with rage'; 'an inarticulate cry' .
Editor: Pasquale--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words.
(a.) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; as, an inarticulate worm.
(a.) Without a hinge; -- said of an order (Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods.
(a.) Incapable of articulating.
Inputed by Dustin
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Indistinct.[2]. (Zoöl.) Inarticulated, not jointed.
Typist: Morton
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Dumb, mute, confused, inorganic
ANT:Articulated, enunciated, organic, compound
Inputed by Angie
Definition
adj. not distinct incapable of speaking distinctly: (zool.) not jointed.—adv. Inartic′ulately.—ns. Inartic′ulateness Inarticulā′tion indistinctness of sounds in speaking.
Typist: Manfred
Examples
- Gerty Farish had opposed the plan with all the energy of her somewhat inarticulate nature. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He only, as I understand, gave an inarticulate cry? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- But perhaps he was speaking now; there was a momentary hush of their noise, inarticulate as that of a troop of animals. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- He sat silent, dazed with inarticulate pain. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Then he stops, and with more of those inarticulate sounds, lifts up his eyes and seems to stare at something. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- His jaws opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- But he was inarticulate and helpless against them. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Archer sprang to his feet and stood looking down on her in inarticulate despair. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The cries, which had sunk down into a hoarse, inarticulate shouting, came from the room which we had first visited. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- He used to nod many times to her and smile when she came in, and utter inarticulate deprecatory moans when she was going away. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Typist: Vivienne