argute
/ɑːˈɡjuːt/
argute adjective: sharp; perceptive; shrewd.
Adjective
argute (comparative more argute, superlative most argute)
- Sharp; perceptive; shrewd.
- “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...1820, [Walter Scott], chapter XI, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and...
- Shrill in sound.
argute meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Odia and Sanskrit
argute in Hindi
- sharp, shrewd
- विचक्षण vicakṣaṇ, प्रगल्भ pragalbh, भेदक bhedak
argute in Tamil
- அறிவுக்கூர்மையான, நுழைபுலமுள்ள, கீச்சென்ற, காதைத் துளைக்கிற
argute in Odia
- sharp, shrewd
- ବିଚକ୍ଷଣ bicakṣaṇa, ପ୍ରଗଳ୍ଭ pragaḷbha, ଭେଦକ bhedaka
argute in Sanskrit
- sharp, shrewd
- विचक्षण vicakṣaṇa, प्रगल्भ pragalbha, भेदक bhedaka
Forms of argute
| comparative | more argute |
|---|---|
| superlative | most argute |
Origin of argute
From Latin argūtus, perfect passive participle of arguō (“to clarify”).
Words formed from argute
Words that rhyme with argute
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- cute
- moot
- overshoot
- recruit
- salute
- volute
- dispute
- impute
- pollute
- scoot
- snoot
- substitute
- chute
- depute
- dilute
- hoot
- loot
- pursuit
- reboot
- scute
- uproot
- Beirut
- cahoot
- Clute
- convolute
- lute
- zoot
- ablute
- Aleut
- astute
- beaut
- bruit
- compute
- coot
- doot
- en route
- glout
- jute
- minute
- newt
- poot
- refute
- repute
- resolute
- 'tute
- angel lute
- butte
- cheroot
Questions about argute
- What does argute mean?
- Argute means sharp; perceptive; shrewd.
- What is argute in Hindi?
- Argute in Hindi is विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇ), प्रगल्भ (pragalbh), भेदक (bhedak). See Argute meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is argute?
- Argute is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce argute?
- Argute is pronounced /ɑːˈɡjuːt/.
Words near argute in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: argute (page history and authors); argute (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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