argute
adj/ɑːˈɡjuːt/
Etymology From Latin argūtus, perfect passive participle of arguō (“to clarify”).
1
Literary 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 then your name and history, my new acquaintance.”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 John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC, page 228:
2
Literary Shrill in sound.
- Derived terms
- argutely, arguteness