ineloquent

Definition of ineloquentnext

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Recent Examples of ineloquent There’s a certain purity in art that’s so aggressively ineloquent. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineloquent
Adjective
  • Simpson, butched up and closed off and vibrating with inarticulate pain, is superb in the part, and Jimenez’s rigid shoulders and frozen face are wrenching.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
  • Yet masculinism also functions as a perpetual-motion machine of grievance, an inarticulate howl of anguish at the status quo—whatever that currently is.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • The goals almost felt undignified for a World Cup final.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • The man who has played an oversized role in pushing a president who campaigned against costly foreign wars and chaotic regime changes to do both was brought back down to an undignified size.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Authorities are also investigating the death of a Malawian man after he was allegedly killed by a mob at an informal settlement in the city of Pietermaritzburg, near Durban.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • It is joined by an adjoining family room and informal dining area.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • Its name refers to the colloquial term once used for Papaya—paw-paw.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026

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“Ineloquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineloquent. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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