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argutieux

French, adjective/aʁ.ɡy.sjø/

argutieux is a French adjective meaning “quibbling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui s’adonne aux arguties”.

What does argutieux mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    quibbling

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui s’adonne aux arguties. 2. Qui est relatif aux arguties.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of argutieux

  • argutieuse feminine
  • argutieuses feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce argutieux?

  • /aʁ.ɡy.sjø/
  • \aʁ.ɡy.sjø\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.