Meaning

7 senses
  1. Clear; effective.

    klar, effektiv

  2. Speaking in a clear and effective manner; having both good articulation and good elocution.

    She’s a bright, articulate young woman.

    redegewandt, sprachlich gewandt

    вырази́тельныйvyrazítelʹnyj, членоразде́льныйčlenorazdélʹnyj

  3. Consisting of segments united by joints.

    jointed articulate animals

    The robot arm was articulate in two directions.

    consisting of segments held together by joints

  4. Distinctly marked off.

    an articulate period in history

  5. (obsolete)Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

  6. (obsolete)Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.

  7. (obsolete)Articulated (all senses).

Examples

53 sentences
  1. You seem articulate.

    Ти, здається, вмієш чітко висловлюватися. — deniko

  2. You're very articulate.

    Ти говориш дуже виразно. — deniko

  3. Tom is very articulate.

    У Тома добре підвішений язик. — deniko

    deTom ist sehr wortgewandt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom said that Mary was articulate.

  5. I think that Tom is articulate.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
speaking in a clear or effective manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
clear, effective:
speaking in a clear or effective manner:

Origin

The adjective is first attested in 1531, the verb in 1551; borrowed from Latin articulātus

The adjective is first attested in 1531, the verb in 1551; borrowed from Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”), perfect passive participle of articulō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

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