Definition of acute

"acute" in the noun sense

1. acute accent, acute, ague

a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

"acute" in the adjective sense

1. acute

having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course

"acute appendicitis"

"the acute phase of the illness"

"acute patients"

2. acute, intense

extremely sharp or severe

"acute pain"

"felt acute annoyance"

"intense itching and burning"

3. acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp

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"

4. acute

of an angle less than 90 degrees

5. acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike

ending in a sharp point

6. acute

of critical importance and consequence

"an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"

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Quotations for acute

No grief is so acute but time ameliorates it. [ Cicero ]

An acute word cuts deeper than a sharp weapon. [ Proverb ]

He alone is an acute observer who can observe minutely without being observed. [ Lavater ]

The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humor and so little wit in their literature. [ Coleridge ]

Observation or Observance? The act of noting is called observation; that of keeping or celebrating is called observance. The difference in the meaning of these words is clearly illustrated by such phrases as, the acute observation of the detective; and the religious observance of the Sabbath. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]

If the eye were so acute as to rival the finest microscope, and to discern the smallest hair upon the leg of a gnat, it would be a curse, and not a blessing to us; it would make all things appear rugged and deformed; the most finely polished crystal would be uneven and rough; the sight of our own selves would affright us; the smoothest skin would be beset all over with rugged scales and bristly hair. [ Bentley ]

acute in Scrabble®

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Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

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Words containing the sequence acute

Words that start with acute (6 words)

Words with acute in them (4 words)

Words that end with acute (3 words)

Word Growth involving acute

Shorter words in acute

cut cute

Longer words containing acute

acutely subacutely

acutely superacutely

acuteness superacuteness

acuter

acutes acutest

subacute subacutely

superacute superacutely

superacute superacuteness