acutely

C1
US /əˈkjuːtli/
adv Freq #38809

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    having a rapid onset

    an acutely debilitating virus

  2. 2
    adv

    in an acute manner

    I pitied my sister acutely.

  3. 3
    adv

    in a shrewd manner

  4. 4
    adv

    changing suddenly in direction and degree

Etymology

From acute + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adv · in a shrewd manner astutelysagaciouslysapientlyshrewdly
4 adv · changing suddenly in... sharply

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