"acutest" 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"
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License