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- Dictionarya·cute·ly/əˈkyo͞otlē/
adverb
- 1. (with reference to something unpleasant or unwelcome) intensely: "the whole situation was acutely embarrassing"
- 2. in a way that shows a perceptive understanding or insight: "we are all acutely aware of the fragility of our world"
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a (1) : characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset. acute pain. (2) : of rapid onset and relatively short duration. acute illness. see also acute disease. (3) : being, providing, or requiring short-term medical care (as for acute disease or traumatic injury)
Acutely definition: having a sharp, severe, or intense effect. See examples of ACUTELY used in a sentence.
Use the adverb acutely to mean sharply or intensely. If your teacher reads your poem in front of the entire class, you may feel proud — or you might be acutely embarrassed.
completely or extremely: Management is acutely aware of the resentment that their decision may cause. Another scandal would be acutely embarrassing for the government. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and severe. acuteness. advanced. catastrophically. chronic. dire. fatal. grave. grievously. heaviness. hyperacute. non-fatal.
If you feel or notice something acutely, you feel or notice it very strongly. He was acutely aware of the odour of cooking oil. American English : acutely / əkyˈutli /
Definition of acutely adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive: His hearing was unusually acute. b. Keenly perceptive or discerning: an acute critic of music; a critic with acute judgment. See Synonyms at sharp. 2. Extremely sharp or severe; intense: acute pain; acute pleasure. 3.
Definition of acutely – Learner’s Dictionary. acutely. adverb. uk / əˈkjuːtli / us. Add to word list. very strongly: I was acutely aware of how Alex felt about the situation. (Definition of acutely from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of acutely. in Chinese (Traditional) 極度地, 完全地, 極其… See more.
A complete guide to the word "ACUTELY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Acutely Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adverb. Filter. adverb. In an acute manner. I minored in physics at university, so am acutely aware of atomic structure. Wiktionary. Synonyms: pronouncedly. exuberantly. awesomely. sharply. sapiently. sagaciously. shrewdly. astutely. Antonyms: chronically.
