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"Acute" Definition

adjective

Extremely sharp or severe; intense: acute pain; acute relief.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Geometry Having an acute angle: an acute triangle.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Having a sharp point or tip.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Keenly perceptive or discerning: "a raw, chilling and psychologically acute novel of human passions reduced to their deadliest essence” ( Literary Guild Magazine). See Synonyms at sharp.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Medicine Afflicted by a disease exhibiting a rapid onset followed by a short, severe course: acute patients.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

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