All 3 Uses of
acute
in
Emma
- It was a great consolation that Mr. Elton should not be really in love with her, or so particularly amiable as to make it shocking to disappoint him—that Harriet's nature should not be of that superior sort in which the feelings are most acute and retentive—and that there could be no necessity for any body's knowing what had passed except the three principals, and especially for her father's being given a moment's uneasiness about it.†
Chpt 1.15-16
- I could not excuse a man's having more music than love—more ear than eye—a more acute sensibility to fine sounds than to my feelings.†
Chpt 2.5-6
- I rather believe you are giving me more credit for acuteness than I deserve.†
Chpt 2.7-8 *
Definition:
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(acute as in: acute pain) sharp (severe or strong) -- usually negative