Acute vs. Obtuse
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
Obtuseadjective
; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.
Obtuseadjective
Blunt, or rounded at the extremity.
Obtuseadjective
One that is larger than one and smaller than two right angles, or more than 90° and less than 180°.
Obtuseadjective
, having an obtuse angle.
Obtuseadjective
Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
Obtuseadjective
Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.
Obtuseadjective
Indirect or circuitous.
Obtuseverb
To dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.
Obtuseadjective
Not pointed or acute; blunt; - applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees.
Obtuseadjective
Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; not alert, especially to the feelings of others; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses.
Obtuseadjective
Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound.
Obtuseadjective
of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
Obtuseadjective
of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex
Obtuseadjective
lacking in insight or discernment;
Obtuseadjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;
Obtuseadjective
annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand
Obtuseadjective
difficult to understand, especially deliberately so
Obtuseadjective
(of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°
Obtuseadjective
not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged; blunt
