inarticulacy
noun
in·ar·tic·u·la·cy
ˌi-(ˌ)när-ˈti-kyə-lə-sē 
: the quality or state of being inarticulate
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The series builds scene after scene on the blustery pleasures of its characters’ inarticulacy and delivers a virtual dissertation on unwarranted bravado.
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
Yanique inhabits many of their divergent points of view, among them that of young Earl, who becomes Fly, and somewhat less convincingly that of Mermaid, Stela’s mother, who curses incessantly and veers between relative inarticulacy and unexpected eloquence.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021
Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
Yanique inhabits many of their divergent points of view, among them that of young Earl, who becomes Fly, and somewhat less convincingly that of Mermaid, Stela’s mother, who curses incessantly and veers between relative inarticulacy and unexpected eloquence.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021
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“Inarticulacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inarticulacy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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