versute

ver·sute
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US/vɚˈsut/UK/vəˈsjuːt/

adjective

crafty; wily; artful

Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjectiveversute (comparative more versute, superlative most versute)

comparative more versute · superlative most versute

  1. crafty; wily; artful

    a more versute and specious forgery

    1851, John James Blunt, Undesigned coincidences in the writings both of the Old and New Testament, page 12

Origin

  1. Latinversūtus
  2. Englishversute

From Latin versūtus, from vertö, versum (“to turn”).

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APA

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MLA

“versute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/versute. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “versute,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/versute.

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