[əˈkjuːt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree
(e.g: an acute housing shortage)

- having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd
(e.g: an acute awareness of changing fashions)

- (of an angle) less than 90°

- (of a sound) high; shrill


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Origin:
late Middle English (describing a disease or its symptoms): from Latin acutus, past participle of acuere ‘sharpen’, from acus ‘needle’

[əˈkjuːt], (Noun)

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Origin:
late Middle English (describing a disease or its symptoms): from Latin acutus, past participle of acuere ‘sharpen’, from acus ‘needle’