All 5 Uses of
acute
in
Catch-22
- Why not, let's say, acute nephritis?†
Chpt 18 *
- 'Because I'm a meningitis man, that's why, and not an acute-nephritis man,' retorted the colonel.†
Chpt 18
- Colonel Cathcart demanded of Colonel Korn with a look of acute pain, tenderly nursing the spot where Colonel Korn had just jabbed him.†
Chpt 21
- His pale, laboring face was screwed up unconsciously into a grimace of acute discomfort.†
Chpt 25
- The chaplain was acutely conscious of the faint noise his footsteps made as he approached.†
Chpt 36
Definition:
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(acute as in: acute pain) sharp (severe or strong) -- usually negative