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)

(literary) Sharp; perceptive; shrewd.

Translations

sharp, shrewd

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

Portuguese: arguto (pt)

Anagrams

Tuareg, Ugarte, rugate, truage

Italian

Adjective

argute

feminine plural of arguto

Anagrams

tregua

Latin

Participle

argūte

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

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