Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1106 of 1319

articulate (adj.)

expressing clearly

Examples

  • An articulate speaker.

Key rules

  • Articulate means able to express ideas clearly and well
  • An articulate speaker, articulate in English
  • Articulation is the noun

Common mistakes

  • He is articulately → He is articulate
💡 Tip: Speaking // Presentations // Describing people
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