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. Zool. (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. -->
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