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   A·cute

   /əˈkyo͞ot/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree: "an acute housing shortage" Similar severecriticaldrasticdiredreadfulterribleawfulgravebadseriousprofoundurgentpressingdesperateall-importantvitaldangeroushazardousperilousprecariouslife-threateninglife-and-deatharchaic:parlousrare:egregiousOpposite negligible
   • ▪ (of a disease or its symptoms) of short duration but typically severe: "acute appendicitis" Similar stabbingshootingpenetratingpiercingsharpkeenrackingsearingburningconsumingfierceferociousintensesevereextremeexcruciatingagonizinggrievoushellishtorturoustormentingunbearableinsufferableunendurablemore than one can bearmore than flesh and blood can standliterary:exquisitesevereintenseshort-lastingperacuteinformal:short and sharpOpposite dullmildchronic
   • ▪ denoting or designed for patients with acute conditions: "acute patients"
   • 2. having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd: "an acute awareness of changing fashions" Similar astuteshrewdsharpsharp-wittedrazor-sharprapierlikequickquick-wittedagilenimbleingeniouscleverintelligentbrightbrilliantsmartcannyintuitivediscerningperceptiveperspicaciouspenetratinginsightfulincisivepiercingdiscriminatingsagaciouswisejudiciousinformal:on the ballquick off the markquick on the uptakebrainystreetwisesavvysusspawkyheads-upwhip-smartdated, informal:long-headedrare:argutesapientOpposite slow-witted
   • ▪ (of a physical sense or faculty) highly developed; keen: "an acute sense of smell" Similar keensharpgoodpenetratingdiscerningperceptivesensitivesubtleOpposite poor
   • 3. (of an angle) less than 90°.
   • ▪ having a sharp end; pointed.
   • 4. (of a sound) high; shrill.

   noun

   • 1. short for acute accent

   Word Origin late Middle English (describing a disease or its symptoms): from Latin acutus, past participle of acuere ‘sharpen’, from acus ‘needle’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. acuteness noun

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   What does acute mean in a sentence?

   • Use the adjective acute for when you want to describe something as sharp or extremely serious. The word acute is one word; it's not two words, nor does it have anything to do with something small, cuddly, and pretty!

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   What does acute mean in medical terms?

   • Acute is the medical term to describe the nature of a disease, sign, symptom or condition. It refers to an illness that is of a sudden onset or of a short duration. Acute can also be used as an adjective to describe a severe state of a condition. Often the term acute is used in contrast to the medical term chronic.

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   What is an acute angle?

   • An acute angle is less than 90 degrees. There's an acute accent on the e in " café ." The area has an acute water shortage. Not all hospitals can provide acute care. He has very acute hearing. Used to describe thinking, feeling, hearing, seeing, smelling, or tasting. An acute triangle is a triangle with three angles of less than 90º.

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   What does acute E mean?

   • an acute e. Phonetics, Orthography. the acute accent. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions, as hearing or eyesight; sensitive. Relating to an illness that has a rapid onset and follows a short but severe course. Having an acute angle. Acute, penetrating, shrewd imply a keenness of understanding, perception, or insight.

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   sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain. Antonyms: dull. extremely great or serious; crucial; critical: an acute shortage of oil. (of disease) brief and severe ( chronic ). Synonyms: violent, extreme, sudden. sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception: an acute observer.

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   being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency. adjective. having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course. “ acute appendicitis”. “the acute phase of the illness”. “ acute patients”. synonyms: subacute. less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it.

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