acute

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• February 10. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  acute — noun — english

  a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

• March 23. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  acute — adjective — english

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

• March 23. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  acute — adjective — english

  extremely sharp or severe; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"

• March 23. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  acute — adjective — english

  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"

• March 23. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  acute — adjective — english

  of an angle; less than 90 degrees

• March 23. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  acute — adjective — english

  ending in a sharp point

• March 23. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  acute — adjective — english

  of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"