inarticulate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *inarticulate*:
ADJECTIVE	all	inarticulate, unarticulate	without or deprived of the use of speech or words

inarticulate > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnaartih'kyahlaht
Rhymes	abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...

English > *inarticulate*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Without or deprived of the use of speech or words.
Examples	"inarticulate beasts" "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal" "inarticulate with rage" "an inarticulate cry"
Synonym	unarticulate
Narrower	aphasic	Unable to speak because of a brain lesion
	aphonic, voiceless	Without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
	dumb, mute, silent	Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
	dumb	lacking the power of human speech
	incoherent, tongue-tied	Unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
	mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless	Expressed without speech
	speechless, dumb	temporarily incapable of speaking
	unarticulated	Uttered without the use of normal words or syllables
See also	uncommunicative, incommunicative	not inclined to talk / talk / talk or give information or express opinions
Opposite	articulate	Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language / language
Spanish	inarticulado
Catalan	inarticulat
Adverbs	inarticulately	in an inarticulate manner
Adverbs	inarticulately	without eloquence

HyperDic: inarticulate