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Definitions: Inarticulately |
InarticulatelyAdverb1. Without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner; "the freshman expresses his thoughts unarticulately". 2. In an inarticulate manner; "he talked inarticulately about the accident that had just taken his wife's life". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "inarticulately" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1866. (references) |
Synonym: InarticulatelySynonym: ineloquently (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: articulately (adv), eloquently (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Inarticulately |
| English words defined with "inarticulately": gibber. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | But the thing is, um, what I'm trying to say, very inarticulately, is that, um, in fact, perhaps despite appearances, I like you, very much. (Bridget Jones's Diary; writing credit: Helen Fielding) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "Inarticulately" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Inarticulately" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "inarticulately"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
German | inartikuliert (inarticulate), undeutliche (fuzzily, indistinctly, undistinguishably, unexplicitly, vague), undeutlich (blurred, dimly, hazy, illegible, inarticulate, indefinite, indefinitely, indistinct, indistinctly, indistinguishable, muddled, mumblingly, obscure, obscurely, slurred, unarticulate, uncertain, unclear, undistinguishable, undistinguished, unemphatic, unexplicit, vague). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ろれつが回らない (clamorously, many people making a din, noisily, speaking inarticulately), 呂律が回らない (speaking inarticulately). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ろれつがまわらない (speaking inarticulately). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inarticulatelyay nearticulat. (various references) neartikulisano. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "inarticulately" (pronounced 'In`ar*tic"u*late*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly, Acromegaly, Acronycally, Acrostically, Actionably, Actively, Actually, Acutely, Adaptly, Additionally, Adequately, Adherently, Adhesively, Adjacently, Adjectivally, Adjectively, Adjunctively, Adjunctly, Admirably, Admittedly, Adorably, Adoringly, Adorningly, Adroitly, Adulterously, Advantageously, Adventurously, Adverbially, Adversely, Advisably, Advisedly, Aerially, Affably, Affectedly, Affectingly, Affectionately, Affectively, Affirmatively, Afflictively, Affluently, Affrightedly, Affrontedly, Affrontingly, Agamically, Agedly, Aggravatingly, Aggregately, Agilely, Agitatedly, Agonistically, Agonizingly, Agreeably, Agreeingly, Airily, Alacriously, Alarmedly, Alchemically, Alertly, Algebraically, Alimentally, Allenarly, Allodially, Allopathically, Allowably, Allowedly, Allusively, Almightily, Alphabetically, Alterably, Alternately, Alternatively, Amatorially, Amazedly, Ambidextrously, Ambiguously, Ambitiously, Amblingly, Ambrosially, Amenably, Amiably, Amicably, Amorously, Amphibiously, Amphiboly, Amphitheatrically, Amply, Anacamptically, Analogically, Analytically, Anatomically, Ancestorially, Anciently, Angelically, Angerly, Angrily, Angularly, Animally, Animatedly, Anniversarily, Annually, Anomalistically, Anomalously, Anomaly, Anonymously, Answerably, Antecedently, Anteriorly, Antichristianly, Anticly, Antiquely, Antiseptically, Antithetically, Anxiously, Apathetically, Apertly, Aphoristically, Apishly, Apocalyptically, Apocryphally, Apologetically, Apostolically, Apparently, Appearingly, Appellatively, Applicatorily, Appliedly, Appreciatingly, Apprehensively, Appropriately, Approvedly, Approximately, Appulsively, Aptly, Arbitrarily, Archetypally, Archly, Arcuately, Ardently, Arduously, Argutely, Arithmetically, Arrantly, Arrogantly, Artfully, Articularly, Articulately, Artificially, Artlessly, Artly, Asexually, Ashamedly, ASSEMBLY, Assistantly, Assumably, Assumedly, Assuredly, Astatically, Astonishedly, Astringently, Atmospherically, Atomically, Attemperly, Attently, Attributively, Audaciously, Audibly, Augustly, Auricularly, Austerely, Authentically, Authenticly, Authorly, Autogenously, Automatically, Autoptically, Auxiliarly, Avaiably, Aversely, Avidiously, Avisely, Awfully, Awkly, Axially, Axiomatically, Backwardly, Badly, Baggily, Bakingly, Baldly, Balefully, Balkingly, Balmily, Baptismally, Barbarously, Barefacedly, Barely, Barometrically, Barrenly, Barruly, Basely, Bashfully, Bastardly, Bawdily, Bayardly, Beamily, Beamingly, Beastly, Becomingly, Befittingly, Behovely, Bellicosely, Belligerently, Beneficently, Beneficially, Benignly, Beseemly, Besottingly, Bestially, Biblically, Bibulously, Biennially, Bifariously, Bigly, Bigotedly, Billy, Bindingly, Binocularly, Bitingly, Bitterly, Blackguardly, Blackly, Blamelessly, Blandly, Blankly, Blasphemously, Blatantly, Blessedly, Blightingly, Blindly, Blithely, Blolly, Bloodily, Bloomingly, Bluely, Blunderingly, Bluntly, Blushingly, Blusteringly, Boastingly, Bobfly, Boilingly, Boisterously, Boldly, Bonnily, Booly, botchedly, botcherly, Botfly, Bouncingly, Bowingly, Boyishly, Braggingly, Bragly, Brainsickly, Brambly, Bravely, Bravingly, Brawlingly, Brazenly, Breathlessly, Brenningly, Briefly, Brightly, Brilliantly, Briskly, Bristly, Brittlely, Broadly, Brokenly, Brokerly, Brutally, Brutely, Bubbly, Buffoonly, Bunglingly, Burglariously, Burly, Busily, Butcherly, Butterfly, Buzzingly, Cabalistically, Calmly, Camously, Candidly, Cankeredly, Cannibally, Cannily, Canonically, Capaciosly, Capitally, Capitularly, Captiously, Carefully, Carelessly, Caressingly, Carnally, Carousingly, Cartographically, Casually, Catchfly, Catechetically, Categorically, Catholicly, Causatively, Caustically, Causticily, Cautiously, Cavalierly, Cavally, Cavilingly, Celestially, Centennially, Centrally, Ceremonially, Ceremoniously, Certainly, Chanceably, Chandlerly, Changeably, Chaotically, Chargeably, Charily, Charitably, Chastely, Cheaply, Cheerfully, Cheerily, Cheeringly, Chely, Chemically, Chidingly, Chiefly, Childishly, Chimerically, Chirpingly, Chirurgeonly, Chivalrously, Choicely, Cholericly, Chorally. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-i-i-l-l-n-r-t-t-u-y" | |
-2 letters: articulately, inarticulate. | |
-3 letters: anticruelty, intricately, reluctantly, tetanically, titanically. | |
-4 letters: articulate, cantillate, carnallite, centrality, citrulline, culinarily, illiteracy, inertially, irenically, lenticular, literality, nautically, neutrality, retinacula, tentacular, tenurially, ultraclean, unilateral. | |
-5 letters: actuality, aliteracy, altricial, ancillary, antically, antiulcer, arcuately, carnality, centrally, certainly, certainty, cranially, intercity, intertill, intricate, laciniate, lateritic, lineality, linearity, naturally, neutrally, reliantly, reluctant, tactilely, tactually, tellurian, titularly, triticale, unclarity, unitarily, unlyrical, unreality. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-i-i-l-l-n-r-t-t-u-y" | |
+4 letters: intraventricularly. | |
+5 letters: extralinguistically. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 61 72 74 69 63 75 6C 61 74 65 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. .- .-. - .. -.-. ..- .-.. .- - . .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01110100 01101001 01100011 01110101 01101100 01100001 01110100 01100101 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n a r t i c u l a t e l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0061 0072 0074 0069 0063 0075 006C 0061 0074 0065 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4380678486756987786786717891 |
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