Acute
Acute /əˈkjuːt/ (adj)
extremely serious and painful – grave – intense – intelligent and perceptive – shrewd – keen – astute – sharp – sensitive to details – (of an angle) less than 90 degrees
His unsuccessful lecture before an audience of 100 entrepreneurs caused him acute embarrassment.
Parts of speech
- Noun: acuteness
- Adverb: acutely
Antonyms
dull, obtuse, slow
