Meanings
comparative more acutely · superlative most acutely
- In an acute manner.
I minored in physics at university, so am acutely aware of atomic structure.
1 more example
Holloway has unfinished business in the Premier League after relegation last year and he will make a swift return if he can overcome West Ham a week on Saturday. Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, will be acutely aware that when the stakes are high, Blackpool are simply formidable.
2012 May 9, John Percy, “Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report”, in the Telegraph
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a keen or penetrating way
adverbhaving a rapid onset
adverbin a shrewd manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishacute
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishacutely
Translations
Esperanto akute
- akuteIn an acute manner
Finnish akuutisti, pikaisesti
- akuutistiIn an acute manner
- pikaisestiIn an acute manner
- tarkastiIn an acute manner
Italian profondamente, intensamente
- profondamenteIn an acute manner
- intensamenteIn an acute manner
- acutamenteIn an acute manner
- fortementeIn an acute manner
Portuguese agudamente
- agudamenteIn an acute manner
Russian о́стро
- о́стро (óstro)In an acute manner
Spanish intensamente
- intensamenteIn an acute manner
Cite this entry
acutely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acutely
“acutely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acutely. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acutely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acutely.
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