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argutely

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ɑːˈɡjuːtli/

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adv

Meaning 1

In an argute manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1762, You are wrong,—said my father argutely, and for this plain reason — Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 352)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h2érǵus Proto-Italic *argus Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Italic *-ō Proto-Italic *arguō Latin arguō Latin argūtusder. English argute Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English argutely From argute + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Portuguese: argutamente — in an argute manner