Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a jointed manner; by joints: as, parts of a body articulately united.
- In an articulate manner; with distinct utterance of syllables or words.
- Article by article; in detail.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb After the manner, or in the form, of a joint.
- adverb Article by article; in distinct particulars; in detail; definitely.
- adverb With distinct utterance of the separate sounds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
articulate manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an articulate manner
- adverb with eloquence
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Examples
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You saw a pair of boots sticking out from a blanket, and they looked exactly like your own; there was no ground for thinking that the thing that had come to the owner of these boots was not going to come just as casually to you … So before going into action he would utter a phrase articulately beneath his breath: ‘Today I may die.’
Overlord D-Day And The Battle for Normandy Max Hastings 1984
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You saw a pair of boots sticking out from a blanket, and they looked exactly like your own; there was no ground for thinking that the thing that had come to the owner of these boots was not going to come just as casually to you … So before going into action he would utter a phrase articulately beneath his breath: ‘Today I may die.’
Overlord D-Day And The Battle for Normandy Max Hastings 1984
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You saw a pair of boots sticking out from a blanket, and they looked exactly like your own; there was no ground for thinking that the thing that had come to the owner of these boots was not going to come just as casually to you … So before going into action he would utter a phrase articulately beneath his breath: ‘Today I may die.’
Overlord D-Day And The Battle for Normandy Max Hastings 1984
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You saw a pair of boots sticking out from a blanket, and they looked exactly like your own; there was no ground for thinking that the thing that had come to the owner of these boots was not going to come just as casually to you … So before going into action he would utter a phrase articulately beneath his breath: ‘Today I may die.’
Overlord D-Day And The Battle for Normandy Max Hastings 1984
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And three days ago, I couldn't help but see the now-infamous Matt Lauer interview with the President where he "articulately" stated he was consulting experts about the spill "in order to find out whose ass to kick."
June 2010 2010
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Referring to a political discussion in an older NY Times op-ed piece about the racial politics of speaking "articulately," Mitali makes some good points about ye olde Southern Louisiana belle.
Archive 2007-03-01 tanita davis 2007
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Referring to a political discussion in an older NY Times op-ed piece about the racial politics of speaking "articulately," Mitali makes some good points about ye olde Southern Louisiana belle.
The WritingYA Weblog: Catching Up... tanita davis 2007
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The thickly dense forest of complex, interlocking subordinate clauses necessary to speak Japanese decently, much less "articulately", is quite difficult to master, though it makes up the bulk of actual conversation, being rather simple for the Japanese themselves.
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How refreshing to hear an accomplished woman speak off the cuff and articulately and not appear air-headed, even though the subject is quite light.
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Thanks to Chris for presenting this issue fairly and articulately.
Future of White Boys’ Clubs Redux #fowaspeak | FactoryCity 2009
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