Definition of Acute

Noun

• a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
  - acute accent ague

Adjective

• of critical importance and consequence
  "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
  
• ending in a sharp point
  acuate sharp needlelike
• of an angle
  less than 90 degrees
  
• having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  "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"
  discriminating incisive keen knifelike penetrating penetrative piercing sharp
• extremely sharp or intense
  "acute pain"
  "felt acute annoyance"
  "intense itching and burning"
  intense
• having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
  "acute appendicitis"
  "the acute phase of the illness"
  "acute patients"
  

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Unscramble acute

28 unscramble word found using the letters acute.

ace, act, acute, ae, at, ate, aue, cat, cate, cue, cut, cute, ea, eat, eau, ecu, et, eta, ta, tace, tae, tau, te, tea, tec, ut, uta, ute,