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Definitions

inarticulate

[in-ahr-tik-yuh-lit] / ˌɪn ɑrˈtɪk yə lɪt /
ADJECTIVE
unable to speak well
Synonyms
STRONGEST
incoherent
WEAK
blurred dumb faltering halting hesitant hesitating inaudible incomprehensible indistinct maundering muffled mumbled mumbling mute obscure reticent silent speechless stammering tongue-tied unclear unintelligible unspoken unuttered unvocal unvoiced vague voiceless wordless
Antonyms
WEAK
articulate communicative

Example Sentences

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In its least manageable moments, early motherhood must feel like an unpaid job with no breaks, an inarticulate boss and working conditions designed to strip all that’s civil from one’s sense of self.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

He has suffered for us, in his endearingly inarticulate fashion.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2023

And they seek others who share their general, inarticulate uneasiness.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Others will respond the way the director Rainer Werner Fassbinder responded to Sirk’s films, dazzled into inarticulate reverence.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2022

Then the wail rose, remote and unearthly, and turned to an inarticulate gibbering.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding