ineloquent

[ in-el-uh-kwuhnt ]

/ ɪnˈɛl ə kwənt /

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adjective

not eloquent.

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Origin of ineloquent

First recorded in 1520–30, ineloquent is from the Late Latin word inēloquent- (stem of inēloquēns). See in-³, eloquent

OTHER WORDS FROM ineloquent

in·el·o·quence, nounin·el·o·quent·ly, adverb

Words nearby ineloquent

inelastic supply, inelegance, inelegancy, inelegant, ineligible, ineloquent, ineluctable, ineludible, inenarrable, inept, ineptitude

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How to use ineloquent in a sentence

Mr. Henson throws in some not ineloquent remarks about the abolition by Christianity of the gladiatorial shows at Rome.
Flowers of Freethought|George W. Foote
They are often not ineloquent, but the eloquence seems to have passed under the hands of the composition-master.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ineloquent

ineloquent

/ (ɪnˈɛləkwənt) /

adjective

lacking eloquence or fluency of expression

Derived forms of ineloquent

ineloquence, nounineloquently, adverb

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