Obs. [ad. L. argūtātiōn-em, n. of action f. argūtāre, -āri, freq. of arguĕre: see ARGUE.] Cavilling, cavil, quibble.
1641. Answ. Vind. Smectymnuus, Pref. 8. It is not the force of their argutation, that could move me one foot forward.
a. 1656. Bp. Hall, Myst. Godl., viii. Their devilish and frivolous argutations.
1681. Glanvill, Sadducismus, I. 150. That which this Objection further urges … is … a very unlearned and unskilful argutation.
