acutely

a·cute·ly
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/əˈkjuːtli/

adverb

In an acute manner.

“I minored in physics at university, so am acutely aware of atomic structure.”

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

adverbacutely (comparative more acutely, superlative most acutely)

comparative more acutely · superlative most acutely

  1. 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

Similar

adverbhaving a rapid onset

Opposite

adverbchanging suddenly in direction and degree

adverbin a shrewd manner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishacute
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishacutely

From acute + -ly.

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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
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Chicago

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