1 very serious or severe:
There is an acute shortage of water. * acute pain * the world's acute environmental problems * Competition for jobs is acute. * The scandal was an acute embarrassment for the President.
2 an acute illness is one that has quickly become severe and dangerous:
acute appendicitis
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3 (of the senses) very sensitive and well developed:
Dogs have an acute sense of smell.
4 intelligent and quick to notice and understand things:
He is an acute observer of the social scene. * Her judgement is acute.
5 (geometry) (of an angle) less than 90ｰ
acuteness noun [U] (rare)
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Is acute a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, acute is tagged as adjective.
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