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INARTICULATELY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does inarticulately mean?
• INARTICULATELY (adverb)
The adverb INARTICULATELY has 2 senses:
1. without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner
2. in an inarticulate manner
Familiarity information: INARTICULATELY used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner
Synonyms:
inarticulately; ineloquently
Context example:
the freshman expresses his thoughts inarticulately
Antonym:
articulately (with eloquence)
Pertainym:
inarticulate (without or deprived of the use of speech or words)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In an inarticulate manner
Context example:
he talked inarticulately about the accident that had just taken his wife's life
Antonym:
articulately (in an articulate manner)
Pertainym:
inarticulate (without or deprived of the use of speech or words)
Context examples
“I am very sorry,” said she inarticulately, through her tears, “I am very sorry indeed.”
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
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