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acute
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[ adjective ] (medicine) having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
Examples "acute appendicitis" "the acute phase of the illness" "acute patients Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)This is particularly acute for those who attended Midwood_High_School directly across the street from Brooklyn_College . |
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[ adjective ] having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Examples "an acute observer of politics and politicians" "incisive comments" "icy knifelike reasoning" "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang" "penetrating insight" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of an angle; less than 90 degrees
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[ adjective ] of critical importance and consequence
Examples "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
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