Acute vs. Insidious
Acuteadjective
Brief, quick, short.
Acuteadjective
High or shrill.
Acuteadjective
Intense, sensitive, sharp.
Acuteadjective
Urgent.
Acuteadjective
(botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
Acuteadjective
(geometry) Of an angle: less than 90 degrees.
Acuteadjective
(geometry) Of a triangle: having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
Acuteadjective
Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
Acuteadjective
(medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
Acuteadjective
(medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
Acuteadjective
(orthography) After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.
Acutenoun
(medicine) A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
Acutenoun
An accent or tone higher than others.
Acutenoun
(orthography) An acute accent (´).
Acuteverb
To give an acute sound to.
Acuteverb
To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.
Acuteadjective
Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; - opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.
Acuteadjective
Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; - opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning.
Acuteadjective
Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure.
Acuteadjective
High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; - opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent.
Acuteadjective
Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; - opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease.
Acuteverb
To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much.
Acutenoun
a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Acuteadjective
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course;
Acuteadjective
extremely sharp or intense;
Acuteadjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;
Acuteadjective
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
Acuteadjective
ending in a sharp point
Acuteadjective
of critical importance and consequence;
Acuteadjective
(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree
Acuteadjective
(of a disease or its symptoms) severe but of short duration
Acuteadjective
denoting or designed for patients with an acute form of a disease
Acuteadjective
having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd
Acuteadjective
(of a physical sense or faculty) highly developed; keen
Acuteadjective
(of an angle) less than 90°.
Acuteadjective
having a sharp end; pointed.
Acuteadjective
(of a sound) high; shrill.
Acutenoun
short for acute accent
Insidiousadjective
Producing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
Insidiousadjective
Intending to entrap; alluring but harmful.
Insidiousadjective
(nonstandard) Treacherous.
Insidiousadjective
Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; - said of persons; as, the insidious foe.
Insidiousadjective
Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts.
Insidiousadjective
Acting or proceeding unobserved or in a seemingly harmless manner, but slowly or eventually doing great damage; as, an insidious disease; an insidious plot.
Insidiousadjective
beguiling but harmful;
Insidiousadjective
intended to entrap
Insidiousadjective
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way;
Insidiousadjective
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects
