Definition of acute

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Acute (a.) Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning..

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Arguteness :: Arguteness (n.) Acuteness.
Influenza :: Influenza (n.) An epidemic affection characterized by acute nasal catarrh, or by inflammation of the throat or the bronchi, and usually accompanied by fever..
Gravity :: Gravity (a.) Lowness of tone; -- opposed to acuteness.
Discerning :: Discerning (a.) Acute; shrewd; sagacious; sharp-sighted.
Acute :: Acute (v. t.) To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much..
Clear :: Clear (v. t.) To render more quick or acute, as the understanding; to make perspicacious..
Acute :: Acute (a.) High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent..
Oxytone :: Oxytone (n.) A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.
Cold :: Cold (n.) Not sensitive; not acute.
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash..
Acutely :: Acutely (adv.) In an acute manner; sharply; keenly; with nice discrimination.
Rhomb :: Rhomb (n.) An equilateral parallelogram, or quadrilateral figure whose sides are equal and the opposite sides parallel. The angles may be unequal, two being obtuse and two acute, as in the cut, or the angles may be equal, in which case it is usually called a square..
Sagacity :: Sagacity (n.) The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness.
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
Clear :: Clear (superl.) Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head..
Astay :: Astay (adv.) An anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water..
Oxygon :: Oxygon (n.) A triangle having three acute angles.
Oxytone :: Oxytone (a.) Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable..
Bronchitis :: Bronchitis (n.) Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them..
Oxygonial :: Oxygonial (a.) Having acute angles.
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