Use the adjective acute for when you want to describe something as sharp or extremely serious.
Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse;
Noun
a mark ('') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Adjective
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
Adjective S.
of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
Adjective S.
extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
Adjective S.
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
Adjective S.
ending in a sharp point
Adjective
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
a.
Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; --
opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.
a.
Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute
distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to dull or
stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning.
a.
Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight
impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a
man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure.
a.
High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed
to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent.
a.
Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and
coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute
disease.
v. t.
To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising
inflection too much.
Acute
Acute
Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse;
To give an acute sound to;
Usage Examples
None speak of the bravery, the might, or the intellect of Jesus but the devil is always imagined as a being of acute intellect, political cunning, and the fiercest courage. These universal and instinctive tendencies of the human mind reveal much.
There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized or even cured. The only solution known to science is to provide the patient with an isolation room, where he can endure the acute stages in private and where food can be poked in to him with a stick.
I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine.
What we know from World War I is that some of our troops had acute symptoms of exposure to chemicals, had bad health and died because of chemical exposure in World War I.
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Other Usage ExamplesWhat is called an acute knowledge of human nature is mostly nothing but the observer's own weaknesses reflected back from others.
I went to the doctor and he said I had acute appendicitis, and I said compared to who?
I have asked myself once or twice lately what was my natural bent. I have no doubt at all: It is to look at each day for the evil of that day and have a go at it, and that is why I have never failed to have an acute interest in each morning's letters.
The shock of any trauma, I think changes your life. It's more acute in the beginning and after a little time you settle back to what you were. However it leaves an indelible mark on your psyche.
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