Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not stated or coherently expressed.
  • adjective Biology Not having joints or segments.

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  • adjective Not articulated

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  • adjective not consisting of segments that are held together by joints
  • adjective uttered without the use of normal words or syllables

Etymologies

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un- +‎ articulated

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Examples

  • Geoffrey Robertson QC told the extradition hearing, at Belmarsh magistrate's court in south London, that any resistance had been "unarticulated" on the part of Miss A, who has accused the

    The Guardian World News Esther Addley 2011

  • Larry MacDonald is president of Edison Innovations, Inc. a company that generates intellectual property based on the collection and analysis of previously unarticulated market needs.

    Larry MacDonald: Why We Are the Key to Financial Recovery Larry MacDonald 2011

  • Certain reviews are possibly based on "unarticulated standards" and "unexamined assumptions" for the purpose of "sustain [ing] the illusion that the boundaries of the 'literary' are well-known and that the principles of criticism are so well-settled they merely need to be applied consistently," but that implies a degree of artfulness and craft that is simply not present in the instant example.

    Explain Yourself 2010

  • Ed's emphasis on "thematic truths and behavioral insights" certainly is typical of the way many book reviews base judgment on unarticulated and unexplored standards.

    Explain Yourself 2010

  • I've learned the importance of trying to articulate the unarticulated.

    As an Adventure Begins, Another One Ends Stephen Kreider Yoder 2011

  • Larry MacDonald is president of Edison Innovations, Inc. a company that generates intellectual property based on the collection and analysis of previously unarticulated market needs.

    Larry MacDonald: Why We Are the Key to Financial Recovery Larry MacDonald 2011

  • Larry MacDonald is president of Edison Innovations, Inc. a company that generates intellectual property based on the collection and analysis of previously unarticulated market needs.

    Larry MacDonald: Why We Are the Key to Financial Recovery Larry MacDonald 2011

  • In this novel, the men are all catapulted towards some distant, unarticulated ideal, while the women have to stay home with the mess of domesticity.

    On John Updike « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

  • Larry MacDonald is president of Edison Innovations, Inc. a company that generates intellectual property based on the collection and analysis of previously unarticulated market needs.

    Larry MacDonald: Why We Are the Key to Financial Recovery Larry MacDonald 2011

  • New lines of bust-style banks and unarticulated figural banks will begin in 2008, blending detailed action-packed sculpts with traditional bank designs.

    Toy Fair 2008: Quarter Scale Jones Figures Coming Your Way | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

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