Both Uses of
acute
in
The War of the Worlds
- The ordinary sapper is a great deal better educated than the common soldier, and they discussed the peculiar conditions of the possible fight with some acuteness.†
Chpt 1.9 *
- The contrast between the swift and complex movements of these contrivances and the inert panting clumsiness of their masters was acute, and for days I had to tell myself repeatedly that these latter were indeed the living of the two things.†
Chpt 2.3
Definition:
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(acute as in: acute pain) sharp (severe or strong) -- usually negative