Australian English Meaning of acute
acute
Other Australian English words related to acute
Nearest Words of acute
- acute accent => acute accent
- acute angle => Acute angle
- acute anterior poliomyelitis => Acute anterior poliomyelitis
- acute brain disorder => acute brain disorder
- acute gastritis => Acute gastritis
- acute glaucoma => Acute glaucoma
- acute glossitis => Acute glossitis
- acute hemorrhagic encephalitis => Acute haemorrhagic encephalitis
- acute inclusion body encephalitis => Acute inclusion body encephalitis
- acute kidney failure => acute renal failure
Definitions and Meaning of acute in English
acute (n)
a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
acute (a)
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
acute (s)
extremely sharp or severe
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
ending in a sharp point
of critical importance and consequence
acute (a.)
Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.
Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning.
Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure.
High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent.
Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease.
acute (v. t.)
To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much.
FAQs About the word acute
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bad,dead,dull,dulled,fading,insensitive,deadened,dimmed,imperceptible,inaccurate
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