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| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
having a sharp end or point |
| Synonyms: |
acicular, aciculate, acuminate, acuminous, cuspate, cuspidate, knifelike, needle-shaped, peaked, piked,
pointed, sharpened, spiked
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| Notes: |
acute is used for a sudden onset and short duration; chronic is for conditions that are slow to develop and of long duration acute is an angle of less than 90 degrees; obtuse is one of more than 90 degrees chronic is contrasted with acute as chronic pain persists over a longer period of time than acute pain and is resistant to most medical treatments |
| Antonyms: |
blunt, dull
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