articulated
Spoke with precision
Articulated means having joints or segments that allow movement or flexibility.
An articulated bus bends in the middle; an articulated skeleton has its bones connected at the joints.
The word also describes speech that is clearly expressed or enunciated: She articulated her concerns about the project.
To articulate is to express thoughts clearly or to connect with a joint: The two bones articulate at the elbow.
Spoke with clear pronunciation
- pronouncedSpoken aloud formally
- verbalizedExpressed in speech
- utteredExpressed in speech
- voicedExpressed in speech
stated · expressed · communicated · conveyed · declared · announced · proclaimed · narrated
Connected by pivot joint
- pivotingRotating around fixed point
- segmentedDivided into sections
- connectedJoined to another
- linkedFastened to another
ball-and-socket · swiveling · knuckled · jointed · flexible · bendable · socketed · coupled
Speaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- coherentLogically connected throughout
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
- persuasiveAble to convince others
silver-tongued · rhetorical · well-spoken · clear · cogent · polished · refined · sophisticated
Spinal column animal
- spinalOf the backbone
- segmentedDivided into sections
- bonyThin, with protruding skeleton
- cartilaginousComposed of flexible connective tissue
ossified · exoskeletal · endoskeletal · appendicular · axial · craniate
British freight vehicle
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- semiLarge freight truck
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
roadtrain · tractor-trailer · rig · coach · transporter · bus · haulage · jackknifing
Stiff and unemotional
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
- actuatedCaused to operate
- kinematicRelating to pure motion
mechanized · pneumatic · motorized · automated · linkage
enunciated
Spoke with clear pronunciation
- pronouncedSpoken aloud formally
- verbalizedExpressed in speech
- utteredExpressed in speech
voiced · stated · expressed · communicated · conveyed · declared · announced · proclaimed · narrated · recited
hinged
Connected by pivot joint
linked · ball-and-socket · swiveling · knuckled · jointed · flexible · bendable · socketed · coupled · vertebral
fluent
Speaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- coherentLogically connected throughout
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
persuasive · silver-tongued · rhetorical · well-spoken · clear · cogent · polished · refined · sophisticated · convincing
vertebrate
Spinal column animal
cartilaginous · ossified · exoskeletal · endoskeletal · appendicular · axial · craniate
lorry
British freight vehicle
eighteen-wheeler · roadtrain · tractor-trailer · rig · coach · transporter · bus · haulage · jackknifing
robotic
Stiff and unemotional
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
- actuatedCaused to operate
kinematic · mechanized · pneumatic · motorized · automated · linkage
- mechanicalhydraulic, pneumatic, spring-loaded, motorized, belt-driven
- toy featuressoft, cuddly, squeaky, colorful, plush
- joints & hingeshinge, elbow, knee, knuckle, pivot
- puppet traitsstrings, jointed, wooden, fabric, hand-operated
- steam locomotivessteam engines, steam engine, boiler, firebox, steam trains
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
articulatedinarticulate
Unable to express clearly
mumbled · garbled · incoherent · unintelligible · slurred
articulatedunspoken
Not verbally expressed
unarticulated · unexpressed · unvoiced · unsaid · silent
- clear articulationDistinct, intelligible speech
- manner of articulationHow airflow shapes speech
- articulated lorryPivoting cab-and-trailer vehicle
- articulated busHinged multi-section transit vehicle
- articulated lorriesJointed heavy goods vehicles
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