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Acute

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Definitions for Acute

noun
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Synonyms
acute accent ague
adjective
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
Examples
  1. acute appendicitis
  2. the acute phase of the illness
  3. acute patients
adjective
extremely sharp or severe
Synonyms
intense
Examples
  1. acute pain
  2. felt acute annoyance
  3. intense itching and burning
adjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Synonyms
discriminating incisive keen knifelike penetrating penetrative piercing sharp
Examples
  1. an acute observer of politics and politicians
  2. incisive comments
  3. icy knifelike reasoning
  4. as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
  5. penetrating insight
  6. frequent penetrative observations
adjective
of an angle
Examples
  1. less than 90 degrees
adjective
ending in a sharp point
Synonyms
acuate sharp needlelike
adjective
of critical importance and consequence
Examples
  1. an acute (or critical) lack of research funds

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