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English to English adjective
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having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course |  | Example: acute appendicitis
the acute phase of the illness
acute patients
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of an angle; less than 90 degrees | | source: wordnet30
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Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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extremely sharp or intense | | Example: acute pain
felt acute annoyance
intense itching and burning
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having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | | Example: 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
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ending in a sharp point | | source: wordnet30
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of critical importance and consequence | | Example: an acute (or critical) lack of research funds
source: wordnet30 noun
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a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation | | source: wordnet30 verb
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To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much. | | source: webster1913
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