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acute
1: sensing or perceiving accurately, clearly, effectively, or sensitively <acute vision>2 a: characterized by sharpness or severity <acute pain> <an acute infection> b (1): having a sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course <an acute disease> <an acute inflammation>—compare chronic (2): acute care <an acute hospital> c: lasting a short time <acute experiments>
— acute·ly adverb
— acute·ness noun
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