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acute

/ə'kjut/

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adjective
extremely sharp or severe
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"acute pain" "felt acute annoyance"

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intense sharp
adjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
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"an acute observer of politics and politicians"

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discriminating incisive keen knifelike penetrating penetrative piercing sharp perceptive
adjective
ending in a sharp point
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acuate needlelike sharp pointed
noun
a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
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acute accent ague

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accent mark accent
adjective
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
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"acute appendicitis" "the acute phase of the illness" "acute patients"

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subacute

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chronic
adjective
of critical importance and consequence
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"an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"

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critical
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
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obtuse

Examples of acute

"acute pain"
"felt acute annoyance"
"an acute observer of politics and politicians"
"acute appendicitis"
"the acute phase of the illness"
"acute patients"
"an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"