"argute" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɑːˈɡjuːt/ Forms: more argute [comparative], most argute [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: From Latin argūtus, perfect passive participle of arguō (“I clarify”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|argūtus}} Latin argūtus Head templates: {{en-adj}} argute (comparative more argute, superlative most argute)
  1. (literary) Sharp; perceptive; shrewd. Tags: literary Translations (sharp, shrewd): остър (ostǎr) (Bulgarian), пронизителен (pronizitelen) (Bulgarian), arguto (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-argute-en-adj-DUY1y-5j Disambiguation of 'sharp, shrewd': 99 1
  2. (literary) Shrill in sound. Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-argute-en-adj-vDSGjIJH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: argutely, arguteness
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