inarticulate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective without or deprived of the use of speech or words
    unarticulate.
    • inarticulate beasts
    • remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal
    • inarticulate with rage
    • an inarticulate cry

WordNet

In`ar*tic"u*late adjective
Etymology
L. inarticulatus; pref. in- not + articulatus articulate.
Definitions
  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.
    4. incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly.

Webster 1913