articulated

[ahr-tik-yuh-ley-tid]

adjective

1. made clear or distinct.

   articulated sounds.

2. having a joint or joints; jointed.

   an articulated appendage.

3. (of a vehicle) built in sections that are hinged or otherwise connected so as to allow flexibility of movement.

   an articulated bus; an articulated locomotive.

Other Word Forms

• multiarticulated adjective
• unarticulated adjective
• well-articulated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of articulated¹

First recorded in 1545–55; articulate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Firstly, the widely articulated view that Onana is just not very good is wrong.

From BBC

But that position has not been consistently articulated.

From BBC

Echoing concerns articulated in the Franck Report, he drafted a petition to be circulated among the scientists.

From Salon

Certainly, Ferdinand thinks that, as he articulated on his You Tube channel.

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One academic commented: "Although Thatcherism was the political creed of Essex Man, it was Norman Tebbit who was perhaps the public face or voice of Essex Man, and articulated his views and prejudices."

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Related Words

• articulate 
• choral 
• operatic 
• verbal