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peracute

peracute adjective: very sharp; very violent.

Adjective

peracute (comparative more peracute, superlative most peracute)

  1. Very sharp; very violent.
    • malign continual peracute Feavers, do after moſt dangerous and doubtful attaques ſuddenly remit into a ſenſible abatement of the ardent heat1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions

Forms of peracute

comparativemore peracute
superlativemost peracute

Origin of peracute

From Latin peracūtus.

Questions about peracute

What does peracute mean?
Peracute means very sharp; very violent.
What part of speech is peracute?
Peracute is an adjective.

Words near peracute in the dictionary

  1. peraclid
  2. peraclids
  3. peract
  4. peracted
  5. peracting
  6. peracute
  7. peradectid
  8. peradectids
  9. peradventure
  10. peradventures
  11. peraea

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