astrut
English
Etymology
From Middle English a-strout; equivalent to a- + strut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈstɹʌt/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /əˈstɹʊt/
- Rhymes: -ʌt
Adverb
astrut (comparative more astrut, superlative most astrut)
- (archaic) Sticking out, puffed out, or in a strutting manner.
- 1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC:
- inflated and astrut with self-conceit
References
- “astrut”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.