Meanings
comparative more unarticulated · superlative most unarticulated
- Not articulated.
- Not expressed in words.
Some of the most important points went unarticulated, as meaningful looks conveyed them.
- Not jointed: having no joint, pivot, or swivel.
At the southern tip of the island that was shaped like a letter qof they splashed up a stone embankment and clambered stiff and stumbling like unarticulated iron beings.
2007 April 22, Michael Chabon, “‘Gentlemen of the Road’”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013Synonyms: nonarticulated, unjointed
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot jointed: having no joint, pivot, or swivel.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot consisting of segments that are held together by joints
adjectiveuttered without the use of normal words or syllables
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englisharticulated
- Englishunarticulated
From un- + articulated.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἄναρθρος
- ἄναρθρος (ánarthros)not articulated
Catalan inarticulat
- inarticulatnot articulated
French inarticulé
- inarticulénot articulated
Italian inarticolato
- inarticolatonot articulated
Portuguese inarticulado
- inarticuladonot articulated
Spanish inarticulado
- inarticuladonot articulated
Cite this entry
unarticulated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unarticulated
“unarticulated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unarticulated. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unarticulated,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unarticulated.
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