argute

English

Etymology

From Latin argūtus, perfect passive participle of arguō (“I clarify”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈɡjuːt/
• Rhymes: -uːt

Adjective

argute (comparative more argute, superlative most argute)

1. (literary) Sharp; perceptive; shrewd.
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     “Suppose,” said Roland Græme, “we should begin as in a tale-book, by asking each others names and histories.” “It is right well imagined,” said Catherine, “and shews an argute judgment. Do you begin, and I will listen, and only put in a question or two at the dark parts of the story. Come, unfold then your name and history, my new acquaintance.”

2. (literary) Shrill in sound.

Derived terms

• argutely
• arguteness

Translations

sharp, shrewd

Bulgarian: остър (bg) (ostǎr), пронизителен (bg) (pronizitelen) Hindi: विचक्षण (hi) m (vicakṣaṇ), प्रगल्भ (hi) m (pragalbh), भेदक (hi) m (bhedak) Odia: ବିଚକ୍ଷଣ (or) (bicakṣaṇa), ପ୍ରଗଳ୍ଭ (or) (pragaḷbha), ଭେଦକ (or) (bhedaka) Portuguese: arguto (pt) Sanskrit: विचक्षण (sa) (vicakṣaṇa), प्रगल्भ (sa) (pragalbha), भेदक (sa) (bhedaka)

Anagrams

• Tuareg, rugate, Tauger, truage, Ugarte

Italian

Adjective

argute

1. feminine plural of arguto

Anagrams

• tregua, tuareg

Latin

Participle

argūte

1. vocative masculine singular of argūtus

References

• “argute”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “argute”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “argute”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.