in|ar|tic|u|late «IHN ahr TIHK yuh liht», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. not distinct; not uttered in distinct syllables or words; not like regular speech: »
When they called to him they heard only an inarticulate mutter. A baby makes inarticulate sounds.
3. not able to put one's thoughts or feelings into words easily and clearly: »
His grief made him inarticulate.
4. Zoology. a) not jointed or hinged; not composed of jointed segments: »
A jellyfish's body is inarticulate.
b) of or belonging to a division of brachiopods with nonarticulate valves.–n.
the quality of being inarticulate: »
Each venture is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate. (T. S. Eliot).
╂[< Latin inarticulātus < in- not + articulāre to articulate]
–in|ar|tic´u|late|ly, adverb.
–in|ar|tic´u|late|ness, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.