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inarticulate
/ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/
adj 4noun 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
low
VERB + INARTICULATE
became, died, made, yelled
INARTICULATE + NOUN
fury, gurgle
PREP.
after, in, in, with
ADV.
then
Definitions
adj
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
Not having joints or other articulations.
noun
1
An animal belonging to the subphylum Inarticulata.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — without or deprived of the use of speech or words
- unarticulate
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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.
Wiktionary02
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.
Wiktionary03
Tom is inarticulate.
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She was in a panic and yelled something inarticulate.
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He became inarticulate after just a couple of beers.
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Then with an inarticulate roar of fury, the prisoner wrenched himself free from Holmes' grasp, and hurled himself through the window.
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