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Adjective: acute (acuter,acutest) u'kyoot- Having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
"acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients" - Extremely sharp or intense
"acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"
- intense - Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
"an acute observer of politics and politicians"
- discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp - Of an angle; less than 90 degrees
- Ending in a sharp point
- acuate, sharp, needlelike - Of critical importance and consequence
"an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
Noun: acute u'kyoot- A mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
- acute accent, ague
Derived forms: acutest, acutes, acuter See also: acutely, acuteness, critical, perceptive, pointed, sharp, subacute Type of: accent, accent mark Antonym: chronic, obtuse Encyclopedia: Acute |