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acute::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp |
| Derivation | acuteness |
an acute observer of politics and politicians.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acuate, needlelike, sharp |
| Derivation | acuteness |
acute::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | acute accent, ague |
| Type of | accent mark, accent |
acute::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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acute appendicitis.
the acute phase of the illness.
acute patients.
acute::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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an acute (or critical) lack of research funds.
Examples of acute
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Used correctly, over-the-counter analgesics can help with acute aches and pains.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The problem is particularly acute for women, who are the majority of caregivers.
From the usatoday.com
In answering her, we have to know if Lembert has chronic renal failure or acute.
From the sacbee.com
He is in an acute care unit at Santa Cruz's Dominican Hospital for a broken hip.
From the sacbee.com
Max Tucker from Romsey was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in June.
From the thisishampshire.net
This idea is gaining support as the impacts of climate change become more acute.
From the independent.co.uk
Suarez takes advantage of Bannett's trip and tries to shoot from an acute angle.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Rowlands says Falklands'doctors also consult with the UK about acute conditions.
From the guardian.co.uk
A nurse examines the girl and finds an intact hymen with three, non-acute tears.
From the freep.com
- Having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
- Acute accent: a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
- Extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
- 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"
- Of an angle; less than 90 degrees
- Acuate: ending in a sharp point
- The acute accent ( u00B4 ) is a diacritic used in many modern written languages with alphabets based on the Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts.
- In medicine, an acute disease is a disease with either or both of: # a rapid onset, as in acute infection # a short course (as opposed to a chronic course).
- Phonemes can be described as grave from both an articulatory or acoustic perspective. In the articulatory perspective, "grave" refers to peripheral consonants and back vowels.
