Definition of acute

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

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Deaden :: Deaden (a.) To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound..
Argute :: Argute (a.) Sagacious; acute; subtle; shrewd.
Brighten :: Brighten (a.) To make acute or witty; to enliven.
Stitch :: Stitch (v. i.) A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side..
Proparoxytone :: Proparoxytone (n.) A word which has the acute accent on the antepenult.
Nostril :: Nostril (n.) Perception; insight; acuteness.
Incisive :: Incisive (a.) Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting..
Oxyphony :: Oxyphony (n.) Acuteness or shrillness of voice.
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying..
High :: High (superl.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note..
Shrill :: Shrill (v. i.) To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill..
Oxygon :: Oxygon (n.) A triangle having three acute angles.
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle..
Sting :: Sting (v. t.) To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite..
Lozenge :: Lozenge (n.) A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and lower angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or escutcheon. Cf. Fusil..
Arguteness :: Arguteness (n.) Acuteness.
Sharp-sighted :: Sharp-sighted (a.) Having quick or acute sight; -- used literally and figuratively.
Nasutness :: Nasutness (n.) Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness..
Subaduncate :: Subacute (a.) Moderalely acute.
Point :: Point (n.) To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral..
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