articulate

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He's not just articulate - he's scarily articulate, and brilliant in a kind of daunting way.

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  1. adjective Endowed with the power of speech.
  2. adjective Composed of distinct, meaningful syllables or words, as human speech.
  3. adjective Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language: an articulate speaker.
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  • Fluent in French, articulate, worldly, and opinionated, he was often mistaken for a diplomat in the international circles in which he traveled. —  Audrey Hepburn
  • He's not just articulate - he's scarily articulate, and brilliant in a kind of daunting way. —  The Sheila Variations
  • You are certainly more articulate, and less apoplectic, about bringing up Bandera. —  News on www.kyivpost.com
  • The Golf Channel recently ran a Nike clinic at which Tiger and AK appeared (both are Nike sponsored), and it was Tiger who assumed the articulate, avuncular role while Kim served as the show pony, hitting all the shots. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • A gentleman should pride himself on being erudite and articulate, and be capable of expressing himself without resorting to crude vocabulary. —  Welcome to the Frontpage
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  1. Latin articulātus, past participle of articulāre, to divide into joints, utter distinctly, from articulus, small joint; see article.

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  1. from Latin articulatus, past participle of articulare, divide into joints or members, utter distinctly, articulate, from articulus, a joint, article, etc.: see article.
  2. from Latin articulatus, jointed, distinct (applied particularly to utterance), past participle of articulare: see articulate, v.
 

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/ɑrˈtɪkjulət/
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