All 3 Uses of
acute
in
David Copperfield
- For I began to be sensible of acute pains in my limbs from lying out in the fields, and was now so tired and low that I could hardly keep myself awake for five minutes together.†
Chpt 13-15 *
- I have my doubts, too, founded on the acute experience acquired at this period of my life, whether a sound enjoyment of animal food can develop itself freely in any human subject who is always in torment from tight boots.†
Chpt 28-30
- I took Mr. Dick with me, because, acutely sensitive to my aunt's reverses, and sincerely believing that no galley-slave or convict worked as I did, he had begun to fret and worry himself out of spirits and appetite, as having nothing useful to do.†
Chpt 34-36
Definition:
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(acute as in: acute pain) sharp (severe or strong) -- usually negative