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Definition of: argute
(är·gy
t′) adjective
1. Quick or subtle; sharp; shrewd.
2. Shrill of sound.
3. Bot. Sharp-toothed, as a serrate leaf. [ < L argutus, pp. of arguere make clear, prove]
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