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as in inarticulate
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as in undignified
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Recent Examples of ineloquent
There’s a certain purity in art that’s so aggressively ineloquent.
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Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
Hatch’s ineloquent remarks hint at a new reality for supporters of Kavanaugh: Ford, and her story, are now going to be much harder to ignore or discredit.
—Jen Kirby, Vox, 27 Sep. 2018
George W. Bush, often so ineloquent in public, worked hard as governor of Texas and afterward to master legislative arguments and complications.
—James Fallows, The Atlantic, 20 July 2017
Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
Hatch’s ineloquent remarks hint at a new reality for supporters of Kavanaugh: Ford, and her story, are now going to be much harder to ignore or discredit.
—Jen Kirby, Vox, 27 Sep. 2018
George W. Bush, often so ineloquent in public, worked hard as governor of Texas and afterward to master legislative arguments and complications.
—James Fallows, The Atlantic, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineloquent
Adjective
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The Bidens may have planned the cancer announcement as a smokescreen to take the focus off the coverup of his mental decline illustrated by memory lapses, stumbles and inarticulate speech patterns heard on the audio.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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During arguments on Wednesday, Megan Savard — attorney for Carter Hart — said that Howden was an unsophisticated, inarticulate witness who didn’t even dress properly for court.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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People have understood how undignified the dying process can be and are seeking to implement laws that have proved highly successful in other states and countries.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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In her long, illustrious career, Mirren has never been so gloriously undignified.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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There have been informal talks between the clubs, but Newcastle, who are keen to avoid paying inflated fees, have alternative options.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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Poor areas with informal housing were the worst affected, government officials said.—
Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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So what follows is the colloquial Q&A, more or less unedited, from my email exchange with that reporter.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope Trollope is a more colloquial writer.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
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“Ineloquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineloquent. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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