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acutest

acutest is the superlative form of acute.

Meaning of acute

Adjective

acute (comparative acuter or more acute, superlative acutest or most acute)

  1. Brief, quick, short.
    • It was an acute event.
    Synonyms:
    fast, rapid
    Antonyms:
    leisurely, slow
  2. High or shrill.
    • an acute accent or tone
    Antonyms:
    grave
  3. Intense; sensitive; sharp.
    • She had an acute sense of honour
    Antonyms:
    dull, obtuse, slow, witless
  4. Urgent.
    • His need for medical attention was acute.
  5. With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
    • 204. Eremophila abietina […] Corolla 23–35 mm long, cream or very pale lilac, lobes faintly metallic bluish green or lilac, tube occasionally brownish, prominently purple spotted; outer and inner surfaces glandular-pubescent; lobes acute, lobe of lower lip strongly reflexed.2007 April 24, R[obert] J[ames] Chinnock, “Taxonomic Treatment of the Family Myoporaceae R. Br.”, in Eremophila and Allied Genera: A Monograph of the Plant Family Myoporaceae, Dural Delivery Centre...
    Antonyms:
    obtuse, subacute
  6. Less than 90 degrees.
    • The teacher pointed out the acute angle.
    Antonyms:
    obtuse

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Questions about acutest

What is acutest the superlative form of?
Acutest is the superlative form of acute.

Words near acutest in the dictionary

  1. acutely
  2. acuteness
  3. acutenesses
  4. acuter
  5. acutes
  6. acutest
  7. acutherapies
  8. acutherapy
  9. acuticulate
  10. acutifoliate
  11. acutilingual

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