unarticulated

adjective

un·​ar·​tic·​u·​lat·​ed ˌən-är-ˈti-kyə-ˌlā-təd How to pronounce unarticulated (audio)
: not articulated
especially : not carefully reasoned or analyzed

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Lately, pop music has become even more reliant on visual shorthand, a series of unarticulated but essential codes, an unspoken, IYKYK insularity. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024 What will customers want from us that today remain unarticulated? Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 And so his unarticulated loneliness becomes the problem of everybody around him: loyal Jeff, capable Darla, ambitious Louie. Judy Berman, TIME, 3 June 2024 That unarticulated but ever-present performative slant colors all of Wiseman’s films, presenting a tension with the director’s unobtrusive and very unhurried style of shooting. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 22 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for unarticulated 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1700, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unarticulated was circa 1700

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“Unarticulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unarticulated. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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