inarticulate
adjective/ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjələt/
/ˌɪnɑːrˈtɪkjələt/
- (of people) not able to express ideas or feelings clearly or easily
- She was inarticulate with rage.
Extra Examples- He gave a particularly inarticulate reply.
- You can't expect an inarticulate young child to defend himself in court.
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- (of speech) not using clear words; not expressed clearly
- an inarticulate reply
opposite articulate
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from in- ‘not’ + the adjective articulate; the sense ‘not clearly pronounced’ corresponds to that of late Latin inarticulatus.
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