astrut

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/əˈstɹʌt/Northern England/əˈstɹʊt/

adverb

Sticking out, puffed out, or in a strutting manner.

OriginMiddle English a-strout →
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Meanings

adverbastrut (comparative more astrut, superlative most astrut)

comparative more astrut · superlative most astrut

  1. archaicSticking out, puffed out, or in a strutting manner.

    inflated and astrut with self-conceit

    1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Middle Englisha-strout
  2. Englishastrut

From Middle English a-strout; equivalent to a- + strut.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with astrut

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

astrut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrut

MLA

“astrut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astrut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrut.

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