ACUTE

• (noun) a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

  synonyms : acute accent , ague

  French makes frequent use of the acute. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course

  "acute appendicitis", "the acute phase of the illness", "acute patients"

  She was diagnosed with acute appendicitis. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) of an angle; less than 90 degrees

  The child was asked to draw an acute angled triangle. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) of critical importance and consequence

  "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"

  The university was suffering from an acute lack of research funds. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) extremely sharp or intense

  "acute pain", "felt acute annoyance", "intense itching and burning"

  synonyms : intense

  She experienced an acute pain in her abdomen. -added by naila_inlas

• (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"

  synonyms : discriminating , incisive , keen , knifelike , penetrating , penetrative , piercing , sharp

  Roger was an acute observer of politics and politicians. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) ending in a sharp point

  synonyms : acuate , needlelike , sharp

  The stick was acute and made her bleed. -added by naila_inlas

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