acute

IPA: ʌkjˈut

(medicine, informal) A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
(linguistics, chiefly historical) An accent or tone higher than others.
(orthography) An acute accent (´).

Brief, quick, short.
High or shrill.
Intense; sensitive; sharp.
Urgent.
(botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
(geometry, of an angle) Less than 90 degrees.
(geometry, of a triangle) Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
(linguistics, chiefly historical) Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
(phonology, dated, of a sound) Sharp, produced in the front of the mouth. (See Grave and acute on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)
(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.
(medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
(orthography) After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.

Examples of "acute" in Sentences

I suddenly had an acute pain.
The apex of the lamina is acute.
The opposite of chronic is acute.
The descriptions are acutely observed.
The tip of the leaf is acutely pointed.
Typhus was an acute problem of the city.
The consuls dealt with the agenda acutely.
The pressure for the young Queen was acute.
He must be acutely aware of the temptation.
Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain.
Understand indications for surgical and orthopaedic consultation in acute and chronic rheumatic diseases
California has been in acute crisis mode for the better part of the last two decades as made stark in two new books, Remaking California and California Crackup.
Trained and licensed occupational therapists work in acute care and ICUs, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient services, and in specialty diagnostic clinics and programs.
This is defined as an acute state that impedes functioning for longer than six months, and is characterized by intense yearning for the deceased and distressing and intrusive thoughts about his or her death.
If by some small chance someone who reads Greek finds this post offensive with a misplaced breathing or faulty accent, please know that the Greek font is really tiny on the WordPress screen and I just generally suck at figuring out the acute from the grave on the keyboard.