Inarticulate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Inarticulate is an adjective meaning (of speech) Not articulated in normal words.
Meaning
(of speech) Not articulated in normal words.
More Meanings
- Speechless.
- Unable to speak with any clarity.
- (biology) Not having joints or other articulations.
- (zoology, obsolete) An animal belonging to the subphylum Inarticulata.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- inarticulates
Synonyms for inarticulate
Depending on context, synonyms include mute, silent, dumb, grunting, unspoken, unarticulate.
Antonyms for inarticulate
Common opposites include articulate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unarticulate, wordless, unspoken, mute, speechless, unarticulated.
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