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  • 51Acute — A*cute , a. [L. acutus, p. p. of acuere to sharpen, fr. a root ak to be sharp. Cf. {Ague}, {Cute}, {Edge}.] 1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; opposed to {blunt} or {obtuse}; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf. [1913 Webster] 2 …

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  • 52Acute angle — Acute A*cute , a. [L. acutus, p. p. of acuere to sharpen, fr. a root ak to be sharp. Cf. {Ague}, {Cute}, {Edge}.] 1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; opposed to {blunt} or {obtuse}; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf. [1913… …

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  • 53acute — acutely, adv. acuteness, n. /euh kyooht /, adj. 1. sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain. 2. extremely great or serious; crucial; critical: an acute shortage of oil. 3. (of disease) brief and severe (opposed to chronic) …

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  • 54acute — Synonyms and related words: Machiavellian, Machiavellic, absorbing, acanthoid, acanthous, accurate, acicular, acrid, active, acuate, aculeate, aculeiform, acuminate, afflictive, aggravated, aggressive, agonizing, alert, animated, apperceptive,… …

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  • 55clever — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Daedalian, Machiavellian, Machiavellic, able, acute, adept, adroit, agile, alert, all around, amusing, apt, arch, artful, artistic, astute, authoritative, biting, brainy, bravura, bright, brilliant, cagey, canny …

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  • 56astute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clever, shrewd, cunning. See intelligence. Ant., slow witted, obtuse. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. keen, shrewd, clever; see intelligent 1 , shrewd . See Synonym Study at shrewd . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 57Intelligence — (Roget s Thesaurus) Wisdom. < N PARAG:Intelligence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 intelligence intelligence capacity comprehension understanding Sgm: N 1 cuteness cuteness sabe ???>* =>(U.S.) savvy ???>* =>(U.S.) …

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  • 58astute — a. Shrewd, penetrating, eagle eyed, keen, cunning, deep, sagacious, acute, sharp, quick, discerning, ingenious, perspicacious, intelligent, long headed, keen sighted, clear sighted, quick sighted …

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  • 59penetrating — a. 1. Sharp, subtle, piercing, penetrative, permeating. 2. Discerning, intelligent, sagacious, sharp witted, clear sighted, acute, keen, quick, shrewd, keen sighted …

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  • 60sharp-witted — a. Acute, shrewd, quick, sharp, discerning, sagacious, ingenious, intelligent, keen, clear sighted, keen sighted, long headed, cunning …

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