Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inarticulate

/ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: in-ar-tic-u-late
IPA: /ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not articulated in normal words.

adj

adj

Unable to speak with any clarity.

adj

Not having joints or other articulations.

noun

An animal belonging to the subphylum Inarticulata.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Major Johnstone strove to speak, but the words died in an inarticulate gurgle low in his throat; and Evelyn had only time to start from his knee, and save the dying man from falling to the earth."
"Pensak made an inarticulate shout of surprise, and O stepped away from the sudden precipice so hard that she collided with the back of the elevator, and yelped."

Etymology

From Latin inarticulatus and from in- + articulate. See -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in
Root: inarticulatus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/
British English: /ɪn.ɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more inarticulate (comparative) most inarticulate (superlative) inarticulates (plural)

Derived Forms

inarticulately inarticulateness

Synonyms

unarticulate

Rhymes With

particulate

Questions

How do you pronounce inarticulate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/.
What does inarticulate mean?: Not articulated in normal words.
Where does inarticulate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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