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versute

Syllables: ver·suteUK/vəˈsjuːt/US/vɚˈsut/

versute adjective: crafty; wily; artful.

Adjective

versute (comparative more versute, superlative most versute)

  1. crafty; wily; artful
    • a more versute and specious forgery1851, John James Blunt, Undesigned coincidences in the writings both of the Old and New Testament, page 12

Forms of versute

comparativemore versute
superlativemost versute

Origin of versute

From Latin versūtus, from vertö, versum (“to turn”).

Words that rhyme with versute

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Questions about versute

What does versute mean?
Versute means crafty; wily; artful.
What part of speech is versute?
Versute is an adjective.
How do you pronounce versute?
Versute is pronounced /vɚˈsut/ (US).

Words near versute in the dictionary

  1. Verstraetes
  2. versts
  3. versty
  4. versual
  5. versus
  6. versute
  7. vert
  8. vert ramp
  9. vert ramps
  10. vert russe
  11. vertaline

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