argute

argute

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈɡjuːt/

Adjective

argute (comparative more argute, superlative most argute)

1. (literary) Sharp; perceptive; shrewd.
2. (literary) Shrill in sound.

Translations

sharp, shrewd

Bulgarian: остър (bg) (ostǎr), пронизителен (bg) (pronizitelen)

Portuguese: arguto (pt)

Anagrams

• Tuareg, Ugarte, rugate, truage

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Italian

Adjective

argute

1. feminine plural of arguto

Anagrams

• tregua

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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