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1. (noun) acute accentacuteague
a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation


2. (adj) acute
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
"acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"

3. (adj) acuteintense
extremely sharp or intense
"acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"

4. (adj) acutediscriminatingincisivekeenknifelikepenetratingpenetrativepiercingsharp
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 penetrative observations"

5. (adj) acute
of an angle; less than 90 degrees


6. (adj) acuateacutesharpneedlelike
ending in a sharp point


7. (adj) acute
of critical importance and consequence
"an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"


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