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inarticulate (adj.)

unable to express clearly

Examples

  • Inarticulate with rage.

Key rules

  • Inarticulate means unable to express ideas clearly
  • Inarticulate with rage, inarticulate speech
  • Inarticulacy is the noun

Common mistakes

  • He is inarticulately → He is inarticulate
💡 Tip: Speech // Emotions // Describing people
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