acute

Adjective
  1. referred to in: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
    similar to: subacute - less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it
  2. similar to: sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
    same as: intense
  3. similar to: perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
    same as: discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
  5. similar to: pointed - having a point
    same as: acuate, needlelike, sharp
  6. similar to: critical - being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
Noun
  1. is a type of: accent, accent mark - a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
    same as: acute accent, ague

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