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Acute

Acute Meaning & Definition
Acute Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Acute?

[n] a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
[adj] (medicine) having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
[adj] of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
[adj] extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
[adj] having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
[adj] ending in a sharp point
[adj] of an angle; less than 90 degrees

Synonyms | Synonyms for Acute: acuate | acute accent | ague | critical | discriminating | incisive | intense | keen | knifelike | penetrating | penetrative | perceptive | piercing | pointed | sharp | subacute

Related Terms | Find terms related to Acute: absorbing | acanthoid | acanthous | accurate | acicular | acrid | active | acuate | aculeate | aculeiform | acuminate | afflictive | aggravated | aggressive | agonizing | alert | animated | apperceptive | appercipient | arch | argute | artful | astute | atrocious | aware | barbed | biting | brisk | cagey | canny | clamorous | clever | climacteric | cogent | compelling | cornuted | crafty | cramping | creaky | critical | crucial | cruel | crying | cunning | cusped | cuspidate | cute | cutting | dangerous | deceitful | deep | deep-felt | deepgoing | deep-laid | designing | desperate | diplomatic | dire | discerning | discriminating | distressing | double-edged | drastic | dynamic | ear-piercing | edged | energetic | enterprising | enthusiastic | excessive | excruciating | exigent | exorbitant | exquisite | extravagant | extreme | farseeing | farsighted | featheredged | feline | fierce | fine | forceful | forcible | foreseeing | foresighted | forethoughted | forethoughtful | foxy | full of pep | furious | gnawing | go-go | grave | great | griping | guileful | hard | harrowing | harsh | hazardous | heartfelt | hearty | high | high-pressure | high-priority | hispid | homefelt | horned | horny | howling | hurtful | hurting | immoderate | imperative | imperious | impetuous | incisive | indelible | ingenious | insidious | insightful | insistent | instant | intelligent | intemperate | intense | intensified | inventive | keen | keen-edged | keening | kinetic | knifelike | knowing | lively | living | longheaded | longsighted | lusty | Machiavellian | Machiavellic | menacing | meticulous | mettlesome | mucronate | narrow | needle-pointed | needle-sharp | observant | outrageous | painful | paroxysmal | pawky | peaked | peaky | penetrating | peppy | perceptive | percipient | perilous | perspicacious | perspicuous | pervading | piercing | piping | pivotal | poignant | pointed | politic | precarious | precise | pressing | prickly | probing | profound | pronged | provident | pungent | quick-witted | racking | razor-edged | ready | reedy | resourceful | rigorous | robust | rough | sagacious | scheming | screaky | screeching | screechy | sensitive | serious | serpentine | set | severe | shall | sharp | sharp-pointed | sharp-sighted | sharp-witted | shifty | shooting | shrewd | shrieking | shrieky | shrill | slick | slippery | sly | smacking | smooth | snaky | snappy | sneaky | sophistical | spanking | spasmatic | spasmic | spasmodic | spiculate | spiked | spiky | spined | spinous | spiny | spirited | splitting | squeaking | squeaky | stabbing | stealthy | stinging | strategic | strenuous | strong | subtile | subtle | sudden | supple | tactical | take-charge | take-over | tapered | tapering | thin | threatening | tined | tinny | toothed | tormenting | torturous | tough | treble | trenchant | trickish | tricksy | tricky | two-edged | ululant | unbated | unconscionable | understanding | urgent | vehement | venomous | vibrant | vigorous | violent | virulent | vivacious | vivid | vulpine | wailing | wary | whining | whistling | wily | wise | zestful | zesty | zippy

See Also | accent | accent mark

Acute In Webster's Dictionary

\A*cute"\, a. [L. acutus, p. p. of acuere to sharpen, fr. a root ak to be sharp. Cf. {Ague}, {Cute}, {Edge}.] 1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to {blunt} or {obtuse}; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf. 2. Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to {dull} or {stupid}; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning. 3. Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure. 4. High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to {grave} or {low}; as, an acute tone or accent. 5. (Med.) Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to {chronic}; as, an acute disease. {Acute angle} (Geom.), an angle less than a right angle. Syn: Subtile; ingenious; sharp; keen; penetrating; sagacious; sharp-witted; shrewd; discerning; discriminating. See {Subtile}.
\A*cute"\, v. t. To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much. [R.] --Walker.

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