Meanings
adjectivearticulative (not comparable)
- not comparableServing to articulate or express something.
[…] speaking a language invented before the human tongue learned the trick of articulative speech […]
1929, Science News Letter1 more example
[…] shock techniques used by rappers are both a mode of self-expression and articulative of the actual language and violence of urban ghetto culture.
2003, Douglas Kellner, Media Culture
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to articulation
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Translations
French articulatif
- articulatifserving to articulate or express something
Portuguese articulador, articulativo
- articuladorserving to articulate or express something
- articulativoserving to articulate or express something
Spanish articulador, articulativo
- articuladorserving to articulate or express something
- articulativoserving to articulate or express something
Ukrainian артикуляти́вний
- артикуляти́вний (artykuljatývnyj)serving to articulate or express something
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“articulative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/articulative. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “articulative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/articulative.
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