acute

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for acute

acute 🔊 /ʌkjuˈt/

acute : තීක්ෂ්ණ

acute : සැර

acute : තීව්‍ර

acute : උග්‍ර

acute : උල් වූ

acute : දරුණු

acute : තීක්ෂ්ණාග්‍ර

acute : තියුණු

acute : තද

acute : සියුම්

acute definition

Adjective.

  1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.
  2. Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning.
  3. Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure.
  4. High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent.
  5. Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease.

Transitive verb. To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much.