In′ar‐tic″u‐late (?), a. [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. (Zoöl.) (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.
The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy. Walpole.