Meaning | Without or deprived of the use of speech or words. |
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Examples | - "inarticulate beasts"
- "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"
- "inarticulate with rage"
- "an inarticulate cry"
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Synonym | unarticulate |
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Narrower | aphasic | Unable to speak because of a brain lesion |
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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 |
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Opposite | articulate | Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language / language |
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Spanish | inarticulado |
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Catalan | inarticulat |
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Adverbs | inarticulately | in an inarticulate manner |
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inarticulately | without eloquence |