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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Inarticulate \In'ar*tic"u*late\, adjective [L. inarticulatus; pref. in- not + articulatus articulate.]
1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words.
Music which is inarticulate poesy. --Dryden.
2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; as, an inarticulate worm. (b) Without a hinge; -- said of an order ({Inarticulata} or {Ecardines}) of brachiopods.
3. Incapable of articulating. [R.]
The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy. --Walpole.
4. Incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly. [PJC]
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