Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Argute \Ar*gute"\, a. [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.