acute


Meanings

  • a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
  • having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course;
    • "acute appendicitis"
    • "the acute phase of the illness"
    • "acute patients"
  • extremely sharp or intense;
    • "acute pain"
    • "felt acute annoyance"
  • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;
    • "an acute observer of politics and politicians"
  • of an angle; less than 90 degrees
  • ending in a sharp point
  • of critical importance and consequence;
    • "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
  • ACUTE adj ACUTER, ACUTEST marked by sharpness or severity ACUTELY adv
  • ACUTE n pl. -S a type of accent mark


Scrabble Score: 7

acute is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

acute is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

acute is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 9

acute is a valid Words With Friends word