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Johnleo Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Inarticulate
For a second or two we might have been a group of statues. Then with an inarticulate roar of fury, the prisoner wrenched himself free from Holmes’s grasp, and hurled himself through the window.
What does it mean here? I didn't find out any suitable definition from the dictionaries. Thank you.
What does it mean here? I didn't find out any suitable definition from the dictionaries. Thank you.
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Hi, Unintelligible. Making meaningless sounds instead of saying words. Clive
- Hi, Unintelligible.
- Making meaningless sounds instead of saying words.
- Clive
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Hi,
Unintelligible. Making meaningless sounds instead of saying words.
Clive
Unintelligible. Making meaningless sounds instead of saying words.
Clive
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I can understand your confusion.
A lion can articulate a roar of fury in grand style.
You can articulate an arpeggio on the harp.
A drawbridge is an articulated bridge.
But an articulate person is a skillful communicator.
Of course he might have articulate hands.
But in this context, as Clive says, it means he's not speaking/articulating
A lion can articulate a roar of fury in grand style.
You can articulate an arpeggio on the harp.
A drawbridge is an articulated bridge.
But an articulate person is a skillful communicator.
Of course he might have articulate hands.
But in this context, as Clive says, it means he's not speaking/articulating
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At the risk of beating a dead horse, I'll add another point.
While the word "articulate" (verb/adjective) may often suggest the ability to move with dexterity, and might make us think of the ability to speak with perfect diction; when we say a person is articulate or inarticulate we're not necessarily speaking of audible communication. We usually mean he's able or unable to express himself e
While the word "articulate" (verb/adjective) may often suggest the ability to move with dexterity, and might make us think of the ability to speak with perfect diction; when we say a person is articulate or inarticulate we're not necessarily speaking of audible communication. We usually mean he's able or unable to express himself e
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Thanks, esp for Avangi's long reply. It's very informative, and it still needs to take me some time to understand so many definitions.
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