Both Uses of
acute
in
Brave New World
- "I am I, and wish I wasn't"; his self-consciousness was acute and stressing.
p. 64..9acute = severe
- We should suffer acutely if we were confined in a narrower space.
p. 223..1 *acutely = severely
Definition:
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(acute as in: acute pain) sharp (severe or strong) -- usually negative