as in mute
unable to speak
the sudden rumblings of an earthquake rendered people inarticulate with fear
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Recent Examples of inarticulate
Domingo locates an inarticulate longing beneath Mister’s brokenness that makes his eventual atonement both credible and moving.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
Face-to-face with horrendous history, the fictional journalist and the film itself become somewhat understandably inarticulate and fumbling.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2023
Too annoying and inarticulate.
—Judy Gold, CNN, 12 Nov. 2021
After all, every generation of music fans finds a like-minded peer group whose youthful, fleeting, inarticulate passion for one particular band provides a soft, stoned landing place in a hard world.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 13 July 2022
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
Face-to-face with horrendous history, the fictional journalist and the film itself become somewhat understandably inarticulate and fumbling.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2023
Too annoying and inarticulate.
—Judy Gold, CNN, 12 Nov. 2021
After all, every generation of music fans finds a like-minded peer group whose youthful, fleeting, inarticulate passion for one particular band provides a soft, stoned landing place in a hard world.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 13 July 2022
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“Inarticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inarticulate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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