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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Brightness :: Brightness (n.) Acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness 9wit.
Cold :: Cold (n.) Not sensitive; not acute.
Squeak :: Squeak (v. i.) To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak..
Oxygon :: Oxygon (n.) A triangle having three acute angles.
Nostril :: Nostril (n.) Perception; insight; acuteness.
Shrill :: Shrill (v. i.) To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill..
Insight :: Insight (n.) Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception.
Gravity :: Gravity (a.) Lowness of tone; -- opposed to acuteness.
Lozenge :: Lozenge (n.) A figure with four equal sides, having two acute and two obtuse angles; a rhomb..
Treble :: Treble (a.) Playing or singing the highest part or most acute sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble violin or voice..
Stitch :: Stitch (v. i.) A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side..
Beriberi :: Beriberi (n.) An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great muscular debility, a painful rigidity of the limbs, and cachexy..
Bronchitis :: Bronchitis (n.) Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them..
Axinite :: Axinite (n.) A borosilicate of alumina, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges..
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..
Screech :: Screech (n.) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream..
Penetrative :: Penetrative (a.) Acute; discerning; sagacious; as, penetrative wisdom..
Carbuncle :: Carbuncle (n.) A very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called anthrax..
Clear :: Clear (superl.) Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head..
Obtuse :: Obtuse (superl.) Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses..
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