Thesaurus: inarticulate

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1. a. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words.
2. a. Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; as, an inarticulate worm.
3. a. Without a hinge; -- said of an order (Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods.
4. a. Incapable of articulating.
5. adj. without or deprived of the use of speech or words
6. 1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words. Music which is inarticulate poesy. Dryden. 2. (Zoöl.) (a) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; as, an inarticulate worm. (b) Without a hinge; -- said of an order (Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods. 3. Incapable of articulating. [R.] The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy. Walpole.
7. j:100 a. without or deprived of the use of speech or words