Main entry: acute, acute accent, ague
Definition: a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Main entry: acute
Definition: having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
Usage: acute appendicitis; the acute phase of the illness; acute patients
Main entry: acute
Definition: of critical importance and consequence
Usage: an acute (or critical) lack of research funds
Definition: extremely sharp or intense
Usage: acute pain; felt acute annoyance; intense itching and burning
Main entry: penetrating, penetrative, incisive, discriminating, piercing, acute, keen, knifelike, sharp
Definition: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Usage: an acute observer of politics and politicians; incisive comments; icy knifelike reasoning; as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang; penetrating insight; frequent penetrative observations
Main entry: sharp, needlelike, acuate, acute
Definition: ending in a sharp point
Main entry: acute
Definition: of an angle; less than 90 degrees