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inarticulate

Syllabification: (in·ar·tic·u·late)

Definition of inarticulate

1unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly:he was inarticulate with abashment and regret
not clearly expressed or pronounced:inarticulate complaints of inadequate remuneration
not expressed; unspoken:mention of her mother filled her with inarticulate irritation

2without joints or articulations.
Zoology denoting a brachiopod in which the valves of the shell have no hinge and are held together by muscles.

Derivatives

early 17th century: from in-¹ 'not' + the adjective articulate; the sense 'not clearly pronounced' corresponds to that of late Latin inarticulatus

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