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inarticulate

adj
/ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/US/ɪn.ɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/UK

Etymology

From the substantivation of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name (Inarticulata). Used by contrast with Articulata.

  1. borrowed from inarticulatus

Definitions

  1. Not articulated in normal words.

    • Major Johnstone strove to speak, but the words died in an inarticulate gurgle low in his throat; and Evelyn had only time to start from his knee, and save the dying man from falling to the earth.
    • Pensak made an inarticulate shout of surprise, and O stepped away from the sudden precipice so hard that she collided with the back of the elevator, and yelped.

  2. Speechless.

  3. Unable to speak with any clarity.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Not having joints or other articulations.

    2. An animal belonging to the subphylum Inarticulata.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for inarticulate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA