acute
Example Sentences
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This concern has become acuter as Cohen himself has begun privately fretting over the possibility that he will soon be arrested.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2018
From an angle slightly acuter than he’d have chosen, he scuffs a right-footer straight at the keeper, and though Rakitic snaffles the rebound, he was also - marginally - offside.
From The Guardian • May 8, 2016
From an angle slightly acuter than he’d have chosen, he scuffs a right-footer straight at the keeper, and though Rakitic snaffles the rebound, he was also - marginally - offside.
From The Guardian • May 8, 2016
A third Marjorie among the many was an altogether acuter and less agreeable person.
From Marriage by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
And this time the sense of meanness was altogether acuter.
From Marriage by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Vocabulary lists containing acute
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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