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acute
/əkˈjut/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters
- adjective
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
acute appendicitis
- adjective
extremely sharp or intense
acute pain
- adjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
an acute observer of politics and politicians
- noun
a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
- adjective
of an angle; less than 90 degrees