All 3 Uses
acute
in
Lucky, by Sebold
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- My focus became acute.
Chpt 1 *acute = sharp
- I felt the pain most acutely in my eyes.
Chpt 11 *acutely = sharply (severely)
- I was acutely aware of my audience; the adults loved it.†
Chpt 5
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
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)