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inarticulacy
Variant of inarticulate
adjective
- produced without the normal articulation of understandable speech: said of vocal sounds: an inarticulate cry
- not able to speak, as because of strong emotion; mute
- not able to speak understandably, effectively, or coherently
- not expressed or able to be expressed: inarticulate passion
- Zool. without joints, segments, hinges, or valves
Related Forms:
- inarticulately adverb
- inarticulateness noun or inarticulacy
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