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Definition of "ineloquent" [in•e•lo•quent]

  • Lacking or displaying a lack of eloquence. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ineloquent" in a sentence
  • "Wrongly, all the press coverage since Alvin Greene's more-than-unlikely primary victory has focused on his inability: he is "ineloquent", too "inexperienced", too "stupid"."
  • "But I still want to add my piping, squeaking ineloquent voice too, to give accolades, and pay tribute"
  • "These are the same fanatics who shut their eyes when it was proven that their champion, the ineloquent and uneducated President George W. Bush had ducked active duty service during the Vietnam War to hide out in a reserve unit that he often failed to report for duty for because he was working on the campaigns of his politically connected father's friends."