Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Source : WordNet®
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}]