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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Peracute :: Peracute (a.) Very sharp; very violent; as, a peracute fever..
Screech :: Screech (v.) To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek..
Insight :: Insight (n.) Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception.
Acuity :: Acuity (n.) Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis..
Lozenge :: Lozenge (n.) A figure with four equal sides, having two acute and two obtuse angles; a rhomb..
Discerningly :: Discerningly (adv.) In a discerning manner; with judgment; judiciously; acutely.
Subtilty :: Subtilty (n.) Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety.
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying..
Clear :: Clear (superl.) Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head..
Acute :: 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..
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
Penetrative :: Penetrative (a.) Acute; discerning; sagacious; as, penetrative wisdom..
Sting :: Sting (v. t.) To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite..
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..
Neuralgia :: Neuralgia (n.) A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain, exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems therefore to be seated in the nerve. It seems to be independent of any structural lesion..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment..
Treble :: Treble (a.) Playing or singing the highest part or most acute sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble violin or voice..
Callidity :: Callidity (n.) Acuteness of discernment; cunningness; shrewdness.
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