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Word: Acute
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (describing a disease or its symptoms): from Latin acutus, past participle of acuere ‘sharpen’, from acus ‘needle’
əˈkjuːt
(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree
Short Definition:severe/intense
Examples:- an acute housing shortage
- the problem is acute and getting worse
having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd
Short Definition:perceptive
Examples:- an acute awareness of changing fashions
(of an angle) less than 90°.
Short Definition:of angle
(of a sound) high; shrill.
Short Definition:shrill
Word: Acute
Speech Type: Noun
əˈkjuːt
accent
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