- ACUTE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
For such a short and simple-looking word, acute has a rather bewildering range of meanings It first entered the English language with a medical sense, referring to the sharpness or severity of a symptom
- ACUTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
ACUTE definition: 1 If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage: 2 An acute pain or illness… Learn more
- Acute - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Use the adjective acute for when you want to describe something as sharp or extremely serious The word acute is one word; it's not two words, nor does it have anything to do with something small, cuddly, and pretty!
- acute - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
acute (comparative acuter or more acute, superlative acutest or most acute) Brief, quick, short synonyms, antonyms quotations Synonyms: fast, rapid Antonyms: leisurely, slow It was an acute event
- acute adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of acute adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary very serious or severe There is an acute shortage of water Competition for jobs is acute The scandal was an acute embarrassment for the President He was suffering from acute chest pains
- Acute - definition of acute by The Free Dictionary
1 sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute pain 2 extremely great or serious: an acute shortage of oil 3 (of disease) brief and severe (disting from chronic) 4 penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception 5 sensitive even to slight details or impressions: acute eyesight
- acute - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
Acute, penetrating, shrewd imply a keenness of understanding, perception, or insight Acute suggests particularly a clearness of perception and a realization of related meanings: an acute intellect
- acute, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
acute, adj n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
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