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English adjective: acute | |||
| 1. | acute having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course | ||
| Samples | Acute appendicitis. The acute phase of the illness. Acute patients. | ||
| Similar | subacute | ||
| Domain category | medical specialty, medicine | ||
| Antonyms | chronic | ||
| 2. | acute extremely sharp or intense | ||
| Samples | Acute pain. Felt acute annoyance. Intense itching and burning. | ||
| Synonyms | intense | ||
| Similar | sharp | ||
| Antonyms | dull | ||
| 3. | acute having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp | ||
| Similar | perceptive | ||
| Antonyms | unperceiving, unperceptive | ||
| 4. | acute of an angle; less than 90 degrees | ||
| Antonyms | obtuse | ||
| 5. | acute ending in a sharp point | ||
| Synonyms | acuate, needlelike, sharp | ||
| Similar | pointed | ||
| Antonyms | pointless, unpointed | ||
| 6. | acute of critical importance and consequence | ||
| Samples | An acute (or critical) lack of research funds. | ||
| Similar | critical | ||
| Antonyms | noncritical, noncrucial | ||
English noun: acute | |||
| 1. | acute (communication) a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation | ||
| Synonyms | acute accent, ague | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accent, accent mark | ||
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