Definition of accute

"Accute" is probably misspelled. Trying acute instead Definition of acute

1. acute [ a ] (medicine) having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
Examples: "acute appendicitis" "the acute phase of the illness" "acute patients

Used in print:

(David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)

This is particularly acute for those who attended Midwood_High_School directly across the street from Brooklyn_College .

Synonyms acute Related Terms chronic medicine subacute

2. acute [ a ] extremely sharp or intense
Examples: "acute pain" "felt acute annoyance" "intense itching and burning"

Used in print:

(R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)

His alienation is far more acute than Holmes ' ; he is not an eccentric but rather an outcast .

Synonyms acute intense Related Terms sharp

3. acute [ a ] having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Examples: "an acute observer of politics and politicians" "incisive comments" "icy knifelike reasoning" "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang" "penetrating insight"