inarticulate en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɪn.ɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Latin inarticulatus and from in- + articulate. See -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Meanings
-
(of speech) 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.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 274: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.
2024 September 8, HarryBlank, “Next to Nothing”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2024:
- Speechless.
- Unable to speak with any clarity.
- Not having joints or other articulations.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inarticulate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inarticulate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
inarticulateness · inarticulately
Translations (25)
bg неразбираем (not articulated in normal words) · eo neesprimiĝebla (not articulated in normal words) · nb fåmælt (speechless) · mi nanu (unable to speak with clarity) · el άναρθρος (unable to speak with clarity) · mi ngau (unable to speak with clarity) · hu artikulálatlan (not articulated in normal words) · de unartikuliert (unable to speak with clarity) · fi puhekyvytön (unable to speak with clarity) · fi sanaton (speechless) · de unfähig zu sprechen (speechless) · de undeutlich (unable to speak with clarity) · bg нечленоразделен (unable to speak with clarity) · nb ute av stand til å si noe (speechless) · ru неразбо́рчивый (not articulated in normal words) · ru нечленоразде́льный (not articulated in normal words) · bg несъчленен (not having joints or other articulations) · ga amhlabhrach (unable to speak with clarity) · bg безмълвен (speechless) · mi pakoki (unable to speak with clarity) · de sprachlos (speechless) · gv neuoltagh (not having joints or other articulations) · ru невня́тный (not articulated in normal words) · de gliederlos (not having joints or other articulations) · ru безмо́лвный (speechless)