inarticulate as an adjective: 1
inarticulate unarticulate aphasic aphonic voiceless dumb mute silent dumb incoherent tongue-tied mute tongueless unspoken wordless dumb speechless unarticulated incommunicative uncommunicative articulate jump to corresponding sense entry
inarticulate adjective
1 inarticulateWithout or deprived of the use of speech or words:— Inarticulate beasts. — Remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal. — Inarticulate with rage. — An inarticulate cry.
synonym: unarticulate .
Roget 581 :
aphonous † ,
dumb ,
mute ;
deafmute ,
deaf and dumb ;
mum ;
tongue-tied ;
breathless ,
tongueless ,
voiceless ,
speechless ,
wordless ;
mute as a fish ,
mute as a stockfish † ,
mute as a mackerel ;
silent
etc.
(taciturn)
585 ;
muzzled ;
inarticulate ,
inaudible .
croaking ,
raucous ,
hoarse ,
husky ,
dry ,
hollow ,
sepulchral ,
hoarse as a raven ;
rough .
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Roget 583 :
stammering
etc.
v.;
inarticulate ,
guttural ,
nasal ;
tremulous ;
affected .
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