'Inarticulate' definitions:
Definition of 'inarticulate'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: inarticulate, unarticulate] [ant: articulate]
Definition of 'Inarticulate'
From: GCIDE
- Inarticulate \In`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [L. inarticulatus; pref. in- not + articulatus articulate.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words. [1913 Webster]
- Music which is inarticulate poesy. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) (a) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; as, an inarticulate worm. (b) Without a hinge; -- said of an order (Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Incapable of articulating. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy. --Walpole.
- 4. Incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'inarticulate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambiguous,
- anaudic,
- aphasic,
- aphonic,
- bashful,
- beyond understanding,
- blurred,
- breathless,
- breathy,
- choked,
- choking,
- confused,
- conscious,
- coy,
- croaking,
- demure,
- digressive,
- discursive,
- disjointed,
- drawling,
- drawly,
- dumb,
- dumbfounded,
- dumbstricken,
- dumbstruck,
- dysphonic,
- faltering,
- garbled,
- Greek to one,
- guttural,
- halting,
- harsh,
- hawking,
- hesitating,
- hoarse,
- illogical,
- impenetrable,
- implicit,
- implied,
- incognizable,
- incoherent,
- incomprehensible,
- indistinct,
- inferred,
- inscrutable,
- irrational,
- jumbled,
- lisping,
- maundering,
- mispronounced,
- mixed-up,
- mousy,
- muddled,
- muffled,
- mum,
- mumbled,
- mumbling,
- mute,
- muzzy,
- nasal,
- numinous,
- past comprehension,
- quavering,
- rambling,
- scrambled,
- self-conscious,
- shaking,
- shaky,
- shamefaced,
- shamefast,
- shy,
- silent,
- skittish,
- snuffling,
- speechless,
- stammering,
- stifled,
- strangled,
- stricken dumb,
- thick,
- throaty,
- timid,
- timorous,
- tongue-tied,
- tongueless,
- tremulous,
- twangy,
- unclear,
- unconnected,
- undeclared,
- unexpressed,
- unfathomable,
- unintelligible,
- unknowable,
- unsaid,
- unsearchable,
- unspoken,
- unuttered,
- velar,
- voiceless,
- wild,
- wordless