Acute - English meaning
Acute – definitions in English dictionary
adjective(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
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An acute housing shortageadjectiveHaving or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd.
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An acute awareness of changing fashionsadjective(of an angle) less than 90°.
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It has a large posterior auricle that has a concave posterior margin meeting the hinge at an acute …adjective(of a sound) high; shrill.
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This is an acute sound, which evokes desperate associations.
nounShort for acute accent.
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Word origin
late Middle English (describing a disease or its symptoms): from Latin acutus, past participle of acuere ‘sharpen’, from acus ‘needle’.
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