DICTOMETER

BARSK (Norwegian for "acute")

(acute, caustic, gruff, inclement, keen, loutish, mordant, obstinate, robust, rude, sharp, sturdy, tough, acre, contumaz, inclemente, robusto, rudo)

1. Synonyms:
   • Acute accent
   • Acute
   • Ague
   Definitions:
   • a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Acute
   Definitions:
   • having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
   Examples:
   • Acute appendicitis
   • The acute phase of the illness
   • Acute patients
   Antonyms:
   • CHRONIC
   • degenerative
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Acute
   • Intense
   Definitions:
   • extremely sharp or intense
   Examples:
   • Acute pain
   • Felt acute annoyance
   • Intense itching and burning
   Antonyms:
   • Dull
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Acute
   • Discriminating
   • Incisive
   • Keen
   • Knifelike
   • Penetrating
   • Penetrative
   • Piercing
   • Sharp
   Definitions:
   • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
   Examples:
   • An acute observer of politics and politicians
   • Incisive comments
   • Icy knifelike reasoning
   • As sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
   • Penetrating insight
   • Frequent penetrative observations
   Antonyms:
   • Unperceptive
   • Unperceiving
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Acute
   Definitions:
   • of an angle
   • less than 90 degrees
   Antonyms:
   • OBTUSE
   
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Acuate
   • Acute
   • Sharp
   • Needlelike
   Definitions:
   • ending in a sharp point
   Antonyms:
   • Pointless
   • Unpointed
   
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Acute
   Definitions:
   • of critical importance and consequence
   Examples:
   • An acute (or critical) lack of research funds
   Antonyms:
   • Noncritical
   • Noncrucial