All 3 Uses of
acute
in
The Killer Angels
- Lee, watching, felt a sudden acute depression.
Chpt 1.6 *acute = severely negative
- Lee felt an acute spasm of real anger.†
Chpt 1.4
- Now for the first time, at just the wrong time, the acute depression hit him a blow to the brain.†
Chpt 3.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(acute as in: acute pain) sharp (severe or strong) -- usually negative
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(2)
(acute as in: acute sense of smell) sharp (highly perceptive in some area or mentally sharp)
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(3)
(acute angle as in: an acute angle) ending in a narrow point or angle; or describing an angle measuring less than 90 degrees