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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inarticulate \In`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [L. inarticulatus pref. in-
not + articulatus articulate.]
1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible
distinctness, as speech or words
Music which is inarticulate poesy. --Dryden.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
inarticulate
adj : without or deprived of the use of speech or words
"inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate
and saying something noncommital"; "inarticulate with
rage"; "an inarticulate cry" [syn: {unarticulate}]
[ant: {articulate}]
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