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Grammar : Adv
Spell : adjective, noun ahr-tik-yuh-lit; verb ahr-tik-yuh-leyt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective, noun ɑrˈtɪk yə lɪt; verb ɑrˈtɪk yəˌleɪt



Definition of articulately

Origin :
  • 1590s, "to divide speech into distinct parts" (earlier "to formally bring charges against," 1550s), from Latin articulatus, past participle of articulare "to separate into joints," also "to utter distinctly," from articulus "joint" (see article). Generalized sense of "express in words" is from 1690s. Literal sense, "to join, to attach by joints," is attested from 1610s. Earlier senses, "to set forth in articles," "to bring a charge against" (1560s) now are obsolete or nearly so. Related: Articulated; articulating.
  • As in loudly : adv audibly
Example sentences :
  • At least it's not sharply, not articulately conscious of them.
  • Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
  • Thomas, however, handed her the toast, and she then articulately said—“Thank you.”
  • Extract from : « The Barbadoes Girl » by Mrs. Hofland
  • This question was not articulately answered, but the reply was satisfactory.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of the Coast » by James Runciman
  • Only you did not mean quite what you said so too articulately, and you will unsay it, if you please, and unthink it near the elms.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 » by Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
  • The pragmatist, on the contrary, articulately defines their meaning.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Truth » by William James
  • The Greeks first articulately conceived and deliberately pursued the ideal of Freedom.
  • Extract from : « The Unity of Civilization » by Various
  • He knew that simply she forced herself to re-live this most painful part of her own life and to re-live it articulately.
  • Extract from : « The Branding Iron » by Katharine Newlin Burt
  • Some of the tests we meet by actions that are easy, and some of the questions we answer in articulately formulated words.
  • Extract from : « The Behavior of Crowds » by Everett Dean Martin
  • There are mysterious choruses—sibilant and articulately vocalized—and a final fugue.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb
  • It has always been immanent in human thought even when not articulately expressed in human language.
  • Extract from : « The Theistic Conception of the World » by B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker

Synonyms for articulately

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