peracute

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adjective

Very sharp; very violent.

OriginLatin peracūtus →
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Meanings

adjectiveperacute (comparative more peracute, superlative most peracute)

comparative more peracute · superlative most peracute

  1. Very sharp; very violent.

    malign continual peracute Feavers, do after moſt dangerous and doubtful attaques ſuddenly remit into a ſenſible abatement of the ardent heat

    1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions

Synonyms & antonyms

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acute

Origin

  1. Latinperacūtus
  2. Englishperacute

From Latin peracūtus.

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APA

peracute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peracute

MLA

“peracute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peracute. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peracute,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peracute.

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