INARTICULATE


Meaning of INARTICULATE in English

— inarticulately , adv. — inarticulateness , n.

/in'ahr tik"yeuh lit/ , adj.

1. lacking the ability to express oneself, esp. in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.

2. unable to use articulate speech: inarticulate with rage.

3. not articulate; not uttered or emitted with expressive or intelligible modulations: His mouth stuffed, he could utter only inarticulate sounds.

4. not fully expressed or expressible: a voice choked with inarticulate agony.

5. Anat. , Zool. not jointed; having no articulation or joint.

[ 1595-1605; inarticulatus. See IN- 3 , ARTICULATE ]

Syn. 2. mute, dumb.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .