Inarticulata

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inarticulate \In`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [L. inarticulatus; pref. in-
     not + articulatus articulate.]
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     1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible
        distinctness, as speech or words.
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              Music which is inarticulate poesy.    --Dryden.
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     2. (Zool.)
        (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.
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     3. Incapable of articulating. [R.]
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              The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy.
                                                    --Walpole.
  
     4. Incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly.
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