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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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Hank’s friends – conspiracy theorist Dale, military barber Bill, and cool but inarticulate Boomhauer, along with Peggy’s friends Minh and meteorologist Nancy, and Bobby’s friend Connie helped the Hills navigate a changing world.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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The accents of remorse are elliptical, inarticulate.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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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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The partnership was a crash course for them both: an informal academy with a class roster of two.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Chris Jackson/Getty Images At one stage, the king had hoped for a more informal meeting in Scotland, where the royals spend their summer holiday.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Twain dared to buck the expectations of critics by using the colloquial dialect and slang of those with little education.—
Kyra Davis Lurie
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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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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“Ineloquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineloquent. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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