
[Latin acūtus, past participle of acuere, to sharpen, from acus, needle.]
acutely a·cute'ly adv.
adjective
Definition: deeply perceptive
Antonyms: dense, imperceptive, insensitive, obtuse, slow, stupid
adj
Definition: having a sharp end or point
Antonyms: blunt, dull
adj
Definition: very important
Antonyms: not serious, unimportant
Applied to a condition that develops rapidly and which is usually of brief duration.
By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions.
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1. brief.
2. common usage is ‘having severe signs and a short course of 12 to 24 hours’. See also under organ (e.g. pancreatitis), system (e.g. respiratory), causative agent (e.g. arsenic) or lesion (e.g. myonecrosis).
Pertaining to a traumatic, pathologic, or physiologic phenomenon or process having a short and relatively severe course. Antonym: chronic.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - akut, kritisk, alvorlig
n. - accent aigu
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Nederlands (Dutch)
acuut, schril, scherp (hoek), scherpzinnig, kritiek (ernstig)
Français (French)
adj. - aigu, vif, perspicace, sagace, pénétrant, avisé, (Méd) aigu, (fig) vif, critique, grave, (Math) aigu (un angle), (Ling) aigu (un accent)
n. - (Math) angle aigu, (Ling) accent aigu
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Deutsch (German)
adj. - spitz, scharf, heftig, akut, kritisch, scharfsichtig, scharfsinnig, durchdringend
n. - Akut
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οξύς, σουβλερός, αιχμηρός, μυτερός, έντονος, διαπεραστικός, δριμύς, οξύνους, έξυπνος, σοβαρός, κρίσιμος
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Italiano (Italian)
acuto, aguzzo
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Português (Portuguese)
adj. - agudo, perspicaz
n. - agudo (m) (Mús.)
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Русский (Russian)
резкий, острый, внезапный, обладающий острым умом
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Español (Spanish)
adj. - agudo, grave, perspicaz
n. - agudo, grave, perspicaz
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Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - spetsig, häftig, gäll, fyndig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
尖锐的, 剧烈的, 激烈的, 敏锐的, 严重的, 尖音符, 尖重音
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 尖銳的, 劇烈的, 激烈的, 敏銳的, 嚴重的
n. - 尖音符, 尖重音
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한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 날카로운, 격렬한, 급성의
n. - 날카로움, 격렬
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 鋭い, 激しい, 急性の, 深刻な, 重大な, 鋭角の
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العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) شديد, حاد, قاس, , مبرح (الاسم) اشارة على بعض الحروف في اللغه الفرنسيه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - חד, חריף, רציני, חמור
n. - הסימן ' הנכתב במספר שפות מעל אותיות כדי לסמן אורך תנועה, אופן ביטוי ועוד
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