US /əˈkjuːtli/
adv Freq #38809

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    To a very great degree; intensely.

    She was acutely aware of how quiet the room had become.

  2. 2
    adv

    With a sudden and severe onset, as of an illness.

    He became acutely ill and was rushed to hospital.

  3. 3
    adv

    In a sharp, perceptive, or clever way.

    She acutely observed the flaws in the plan.

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Synonyms
3 adv · in a sharp, perceptive, or... astutelyshrewdly

Etymology

From acute + -ly.

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