Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Lacking or displaying a lack of eloquence.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not eloquent; wanting the quality or characteristics of eloquence.
Wiktionary
- adj. Not eloquent
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Not eloquent; not fluent, graceful, or moving; not persuasive.
Etymologies
- in- + eloquent (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Wrongly, all the press coverage since Alvin Greene's more-than-unlikely primary victory has focused on his inability: he is "ineloquent", too "inexperienced", too "stupid".”
“But I still want to add my piping, squeaking ineloquent voice too, to give accolades, and pay tribute”
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“These are the same fanatics who shut their eyes when it was proven that their champion, the ineloquent and uneducated President George W. Bush had ducked active duty service during the Vietnam War to hide out in a reserve unit that he often failed to report for duty for because he was working on the campaigns of his politically connected father's friends.”
Ray Hanania: Gates-Crowley Battle Not About Race, but Rather Citizens' Rights
“But if you're from the rural middle class and talk the way most middle-American people do, well, go back to the dirt-floor cabin from whence you came, you garbling ineloquent rube.”
“DOBBS: Helpful -- former Defense Secretary Rumsfeld known for his blunt but ineloquent style.”
“Boyd Gaines is superb as the desperate adman, forcing his ineloquent body into simulations of Dionysiac movement.”
“The reason orators use this trick: Being blunt and ineloquent means they must be honest and steadfast.”
Joseph Romm: Why Smart Talkers Lose Debates and How Obama Can Beat McCain Anyway
“God wants me to run for president," says Brolin's Bush to his Evangelical Reverend, comparing his ineloquent yet steadfast conviction to that of a persevering Moses carrying out God's "Divine Plan.”
Wajahat Ali: W.: A Commentary On the New Oliver Stone Moviee
“Here's my awkward and ineloquent "really deep thought" for the night.”
Jason Linkins: Liveblogging The Season Finale Of The Democratic Primary Process
“But like McCain, he was regularly depicted as curmudgeonly and an ineloquent speaker.”
Tricia Romano: Note To Convention-Bound Obama: Mark Green Lost To Bloomberg
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