ineloquent

American  

[in-el-uh-kwuhnt] / ɪnˈɛl ə kwənt /

adjective

1. not eloquent.

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ineloquent British  

/ ɪnˈɛləkwənt /

adjective

1. lacking eloquence or fluency of expression

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Other Word Forms

• ineloquence noun
• ineloquently adverb

Etymology

Origin of ineloquent

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

Example Sentences

He can only find selfless, vicarious satisfaction by feeding lines of passionate poetry to his rival-cum-alter-ego, the handsome but ineloquent hero Christian, who wins Roxane's heart.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2022

But most modern speeches reflect what Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the University of Pennsylvania has called the “conversational style”: not ineloquent, necessarily, but informal, plain-spoken.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2021

In his brief best period, it seemed that Basquiat couldn’t make an ineloquent mark, even by accident; his way with color, banging strong hues off against predominant black, rarely failed.

From The New Yorker • May 26, 2017

But a coach should hold himself to a higher standard than getting into ineloquent squabbles with players and fans.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2011

See, how all of the music is lost and the lights are low, And how, as our idle arms, these twin ineloquent towers Grope up through the old inaccessible Night to His stars!

From Open Water by Stringer, Arthur