inarticulate
adjective
lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech.
inarticulateness
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a word derived from
inarticulate.
Example Sentences
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Often, after a way of talking has obviously outlived its usefulness, a period of inarticulateness ensues; it’s not yet clear how we should talk going forward.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 12, 2016
It takes a very smart actor to play dumb as well as he does, mining Ray’s inarticulateness for humor that is never cruel.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2016
These characters' inarticulateness reflects less on their working-class background than on the weak writing and acting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2015
Instead, he retreats into a kind of vagueness, a cloud of hurt inarticulateness.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2011
Her inarticulateness made us believe we were eloquent.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
