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acute

/ acute /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
"acute appendicitis"
"the acute phase of the illness"
"acute patients"
Similar:
subacute
Opposites:
chronic
Domain:
medicine medical specialty
adjective satellite Sense 2
of critical importance and consequence
"an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
Similar:
critical
adjective satellite Sense 3
extremely sharp or intense
"acute pain"
"felt acute annoyance"
"intense itching and burning"
Similar:
sharp
adjective satellite Sense 4
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 pene"
Similar:
perceptive
adjective Sense 5
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
Opposites:
obtuse
noun Sense 6
a mark ('') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Type of:
accent accent mark
adjective satellite Sense 7
ending in a sharp point
Similar:
pointed
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
5
Total Relationships
9
Times Searched
1
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

subacute chronic critical sharp perceptive obtuse accent accent mark pointed