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ineloquent

[ in-el-uh-kwuh nt ]
/ ɪnˈɛl ə kwənt /
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adjective

not eloquent.

Nearby words

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

Origin of ineloquent

First recorded in 1520–30, ineloquent is from the Late Latin word inēloquent- (stem of inēloquēns). See in-3, eloquent
Related formsin·el·o·quence, nounin·el·o·quent·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for ineloquent

  • 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 Formsineloquence, nounineloquently, adverb
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