to be inarticulate
11inarticulate — I. adjective Etymology: Late Latin inarticulatus, from Latin in + articulatus, past participle of articulare to utter distinctly more at articulate Date: 1603 1. a. of a sound uttered or formed without the definite articulations of intelligible… …
12inarticulate — in|ar|tic|u|late [ˌına:ˈtıkjulıt US a:r ] adj 1.) not able to express your feelings clearly or easily ≠ ↑articulate ▪ My meetings with him left me inarticulate with rage. 2.) speech that is inarticulate is not clearly expressed or pronounced ≠… …
13inarticulate — [[t]ɪ̱nɑː(r)tɪ̱kjʊlət[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone is inarticulate, they are unable to express themselves easily or well in speech. Inarticulate and rather shy, he had always dreaded speaking in public... Kempton made an inarticulate noise at the… …
14inarticulate — adjective 1) an inarticulate young man Syn: tongue tied, lost for words, unable to express oneself Ant: silver tongued 2) an inarticulate reply Syn: unintelligible, incomprehensible, incoherent …
15inarticulate — in•ar•tic•u•late [[t]ˌɪn ɑrˈtɪk yə lɪt[/t]] adj. 1) lacking the ability to express oneself, esp. in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate speaker[/ex] 2) unable to use articulate speech: inarticulate with rage[/ex] 3) not articulate; not… …
16inarticulate — /ɪnaˈtɪkjələt / (say inah tikyuhluht) adjective 1. not articulate; not uttered or emitted with expressive or intelligible modulations: inarticulate sounds. 2. unable to use articulate speech: inarticulate with rage. 3. habitually unable to… …
17inarticulate — in|ar|tic|u|late [ ,ınar tıkjələt ] adjective not able to express what you want to say clearly: Unfortunately, in interviews he comes across as being rather inarticulate. a. not spoken or pronounced clearly: an inarticulate reply ╾… …
18inarticulate — adjective 1 not able to express yourself clearly when you speak 2 speech that is inarticulate is not clearly expressed or pronounced: inarticulate mutterings inarticulately adverb inarticulateness also inarticulacy noun (C, U) …
19inarticulate — UK [ˌɪnɑː(r)ˈtɪkjʊlət] / US [ˌɪnɑrˈtɪkjələt] adjective 1) not able to express clearly what you want to say Unfortunately, in interviews he comes across as being rather inarticulate. 2) not spoken or pronounced clearly an inarticulate reply… …
20inarticulate — not jointed …
