inarticulate
inarticulate · inarticulates
An animal belonging to the subphylum InarticulataAn animal belonging to the subphylum Inarticulata.
US/ˌɪnɑɹtˈɪkjələt/
» Tom is inarticulate.
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1 senses(obsolete)An animal belonging to the subphylum Inarticulata.
Examples
4 sentencesTom is inarticulate.
She was in a panic and yelled something inarticulate.
He became inarticulate after just a couple of beers.
Then with an inarticulate roar of fury, the prisoner wrenched himself free from Holmes' grasp, and hurled himself through the window.
Origin
From the substantivation of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name (InartFrom the substantivation of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name (Inarticulata). Used by contrast with Articulata.
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Forms
plural: inarticulates| Singular | inarticulate |
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