acutely
Definition
- Adverb:
- In a sharp, intense, or penetrating manner: Refers to something being felt, perceived, or expressed with great intensity, severity, or sensitivity.
- In a shrewd or insightful manner: Indicates a keen, perceptive, or astute quality of thought or observation.
- With a sudden and severe change in direction or degree: Describes a sharp angle, point, or turn.
- Having a rapid onset: Used in medical contexts to describe a disease or condition that develops quickly and severely.
Usage Examples
- Adverb (Intense Perception/Feeling):
- She was acutely aware of the silence in the room.
- He felt the loss acutely for many years.
- Adverb (Shrewd Insight):
- The analyst acutely observed the shifting market trends.
- She acutely pinpointed the flaw in the argument.
- Adverb (Sharp Form/Direction):
- The tower was acutely angled against the sky.
- The path turned acutely to the right.
- Adverb (Rapid Medical Onset):
- The patient presented with an acutely inflamed appendix.
Advanced Usage
- "acutely conscious of": intensely and keenly aware of something, often a subtle detail or social nuance.
- He was acutely conscious of being an outsider at the event.
- Used to modify adjectives describing perception, sensation, or form (e.g., ).
Variants and Related Words
- Acute (adjective): 1. (of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation) intense; severe. 2. (of a sense) highly developed; keen. 3. (of an angle) less than 90°. 4. (Medicine) of short duration but severe.
- an acute shortage of water
- acute hearing
- Acuteness (noun): The quality of being acute.
Synonyms
- Intensely: With extreme force, strength, or feeling.
- Keenly: In an eager or penetrating manner.
- Sharply: With a sudden, intense, or severe change.
- Astutely: With shrewdness and perception.
Antonyms
- Dully: Without sharpness, intensity, or sensitivity.
- Vaguely: In a way that is unclear, indefinite, or not sharply felt.
- Chronically: (In medicine) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Acutely embarrassing: Intensely and painfully embarrassing.
- His mistake was acutely embarrassing for everyone involved.
- Feel something acutely: To feel something very deeply or painfully.
- She felt the criticism acutely.
Adverb
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in a shrewd manner
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he invested his fortune astutely
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he was acutely insightful
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changing suddenly in direction and degree
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the road twists sharply after the light
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turn sharp left here
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the visor was acutely peaked
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her shoes had acutely pointed toes
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having a rapid onset
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an acutely debilitating virus
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in an acute manner
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she pitied her sister acutely
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acutely aware
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