— 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.