\In`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [L. inarticulatus; pref. in-
not + articulatus articulate.]
1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible
   distinctness, as speech or words.

         Music which is inarticulate poesy.    --Dryden.

2. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body
       segments; as, an inarticulate worm.
   (b) Without a hinge; -- said of an order ({Inarticulata}
       or {Ecardines}) of brachiopods.

3. Incapable of articulating. [R.]

         The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy.
                                               --Walpole.