All 7 Uses of
acute
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- The obscurity augmented the acuteness of his hearing; at the slightest sound he rose and hastened to the door, convinced they were about to liberate him, but the sound died away, and Dantes sank again into his seat.†
Chpt 7-8
- "I am not mad," replied Faria, with that acuteness of hearing peculiar to prisoners.†
Chpt 13-14 *
- From a distance Dantes recognized the rig and handling of The Young Amelia, and dragging himself with affected difficulty towards the landing-place, he met his companions with an assurance that, although considerably better than when they quitted him, he still suffered acutely from his late accident.†
Chpt 25-26
- It was like an acute pain which gnawed at his heart, and then thrilled through his whole body.†
Chpt 33-34
- I feigned a criminal process, and employed all the most acute bloodhounds and skilful agents in search of her.†
Chpt 67-68
- "You are mistaken, sir," exclaimed Morrel, raising himself on one knee, his heart pierced by a more acute pang than any he had yet felt—"you are mistaken; Valentine, dying as she has, not only requires a priest, but an avenger.†
Chpt 103-104
- "Oh, it is terrible!" and M. de Boville retired with this exclamation, after expressing acute sympathy with the father.†
Chpt 103-104
Definition:
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(acute as in: acute pain) sharp (severe or strong) -- usually negative