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Sharpness :: Sharpness (n.) The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.

Acute :: Acute (a.) Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease..

Callidity :: Callidity (n.) Acuteness of discernment; cunningness; shrewdness.

Shrilly :: Shrilly (adv.) In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice.

Shrill :: Shrill (v. i.) To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill..

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..

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..

Discrimination :: Discrimination (n.) The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in the choice of means..

Sharply :: Sharply (adv.) In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely..

Simplicity :: Simplicity (n.) Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity.

Shrill :: Shrill (v. i.) Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound..

Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions..

Tormina :: Tormina (n. pl.) acute, colicky pains; gripes..

Paroxytone :: Paroxytone (a.) A word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable.

Argute :: Argute (a.) Sagacious; acute; subtle; shrewd.

Sharp-witted :: Sharp-witted (a.) Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.

Clear :: Clear (superl.) Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head..

Founder :: Founder (n.) An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder..

Proparoxytone :: Proparoxytone (n.) A word which has the acute accent on the antepenult.

Peracute :: Peracute (a.) Very sharp; very violent; as, a peracute fever..

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