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inarticulate

in.ar.tic.u.late \.in-(.)a:r-'tik-y*-l*t\ aj [LL inarticulatus, fr. L in- + 
   articulatus, pp. of articul] [NL inarticulatus, fr. L in- + NL articulatus 
   articulate]are to utter distinctly - more at ARTICULATE of a sound  1a: 
   uttered or formed without the definite articulations of intelligible s 
   peech 1b1: incapable of speech esp. under stress of emotion : MUTE  1b2: 
   incapable of being expressed by speech  1b3: UNSPOKEN  2: incapable of 
   giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's i deas or feelings 
   3a: having no distinct body segments  3b: lacking a hinge - used esp. of a 
   brachiopod shell  - in.ar.tic.u.late.ly av