| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Sharp; shrill.[Websters]
2. Sagacious; acute; subtle; shrewd.[Websters] 3. Being acute, keen, shrill, sharp or subtle. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being penetrating, piercing or penetrative. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being shrewd, astute, perspicacious or canny. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being trenchant or incisive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being poignant or pungent. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being acrid or acrimonious. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being smart, nimble or cunning. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb argutely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (argutely) | 1. In a subtle; shrewdly.[Websters]. 2. In an acute, strident, perspicacious, high-pitched or acerbic manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a keen, sharp, smart, piquant or exquisite manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a shrewd or penetrative manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a trenchant manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In an incisive or pungent manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a harsh, severe or truculent manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective argute.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ARGUTE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Argute \Ar*gute"\, adjective. [Latin expression argutus, past participle of arguere. See Argue.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ARGUTE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Sharp; shrill; witty. [Little used.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] (literary) Sharp, perceptive, shrewd. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
