Acute
Definition of Acute
A`cute´ | a. | 1. | Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; - opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf. | | 2. | Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; - opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning. | | 3. | Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure. | | 4. | High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; - opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent. | | 5. | (Med.) Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; - opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease. | | v. t. | 1. | To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much. |
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