argute (comparative more argute, superlative most argute)
(literary) Sharp; perceptive; shrewd.
(literary) Shrill in sound.
• Tuareg, Ugarte, rugate, truage
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*gute", a. Etym: [L. argutus, p. p. of arguere. See Argue.]
1. Sharp; shrill. [Obs.] Johnson.
2. Sagacious; acute; subtle; shrewd. The active preacher . . . the argue schoolman. Milman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
