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acutest |
Overview of adj acute The adj acute has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) acute -- ((medicine) having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients) 2. (2) acute, intense -- (extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning") 3. (1) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp -- (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") 4. acute -- (of an angle; less than 90 degrees) 5. acuate, acute, sharp -- (ending in a sharp point) 6. acute -- (of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds") Antonyms of adj acute 6 senses of acute Sense 1 acute (vs. chronic) chronic (vs. acute) => degenerative => prolonged Sense 2 acute, intense INDIRECT (VIA sharp) -> dull Sense 3 acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp INDIRECT (VIA perceptive) -> unperceptive, unperceiving Sense 4 acute (vs. obtuse) obtuse (vs. acute) Sense 5 acuate, acute, sharp INDIRECT (VIA pointed) -> pointless, unpointed Sense 6 acute INDIRECT (VIA critical) -> noncritical, noncrucial Similarity of adj acute 6 senses of acute Sense 1 acute (vs. chronic) => subacute Sense 2 acute, intense => sharp (vs. dull) Sense 3 acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp => perceptive (vs. unperceptive) Sense 4 acute (vs. obtuse) Sense 5 acuate, acute, sharp => pointed (vs. pointless) Sense 6 acute => critical (vs. noncritical) Attributes of adj acute Familiarity of adj acute acute used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj acute acute subacute Overview of adj acute The adj acute has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) acute -- ((medicine) having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients) 2. (2) acute, intense -- (extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning") 3. (1) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp -- (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") 4. acute -- (of an angle; less than 90 degrees) 5. acuate, acute, sharp -- (ending in a sharp point) 6. acute -- (of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds")