Difference between Dumb and Inarticulate

What is the difference between Dumb and Inarticulate?

Dumb as an adjective is unable to speak; lacking power of speech. while Inarticulate as an adjective is not articulated in normal words

Dumb

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Unable to speak; lacking power of speech. Of or pertaining to something, especially a person, that is extremely stupid. Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To silence. To make stupid. To represent as stupid. To reduce the intellectual demands of.

Example sentence: I'm stupid, I'm ugly, I'm dumb, I smell. Did I mention I'm stupid?

Inarticulate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: not articulated in normal wordsspeechlessunable to speak with any claritynot having joints or other articulations

We hope you now know whether to use Dumb or Inarticulate in your sentence.

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