noun
A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.An accent or tone higher than others.An acute accent (ยด).verb
To give an acute sound to.To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.adjective
Brief, quick, short.High or shrill.Intense, sensitive, sharp.Urgent.With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).Of an angle: less than 90 degrees.Of a triangle: having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.