articulative

English

Etymology

From articulate +‎ -ive?

Adjective

articulative (comparative more articulative, superlative most articulative)

1. Serving to articulate or express something.
   • 1929, Science News Letter:

     […] speaking a language invented before the human tongue learned the trick of articulative speech […]

   • 2003, Douglas Kellner, Media Culture:

     […] shock techniques used by rappers are both a mode of self-expression and articulative of the actual language and violence of urban ghetto culture.

Derived terms

• articulatively

 

Translations

serving to articulate or express something

• French: articulatif (fr)
• Portuguese: articulador, articulativo
• Spanish: articulador (es), articulativo
• Ukrainian: артикуляти́вний (artykuljatývnyj)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ti.ky.la.tiv/
• Homophone: articulatives

Adjective

articulative

1. feminine singular of articulatif