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acutely

/əkˈjutɫi/ adv C1 ✓

In an acute manner

Word Origin Acutely means 'sharply', and it comes from Latin acuere 'to sharpen', from acus 'needle'. The PIE root *ak- 'sharp' gives us acid (sharp taste), acupuncture (needle puncture), and exacerbate (make sharper, worse). So when you feel something acutely, it's like a needle.

adv In an acute manner C1 ✓

She felt the pain acutely after the surgery and required medication.

(副词) 尖锐地；剧烈地；强烈地

手术后她剧烈地感到疼痛，需要药物治疗。

(adverbio) agudamente; intensamente; vivamente [De manera aguda; intensamente.]

Sintió el dolor intensamente después de la cirugía y requirió medicación.

(adverbe) intensément; vivement; aiguëment [De manière aiguë, intense ou vive.]

Elle ressentit la douleur **aiguëment** après l'opération et eut besoin d'un médicament.

(Adverb) heftig; stark; intensiv; scharf [Auf eine scharfe, intensive oder besonders deutliche Weise; in hohem Maße.]

Nach der Operation spürte sie den Schmerz **acutely** und brauchte Schmerzmittel.

(副詞) 鋭く、激しく

彼女は手術後、痛みを鋭く感じ、薬が必要だった。

(advérbio) agudamente; intensamente; vivamente; profundamente [De maneira aguda; intensamente.]

Ela sentiu a dor intensamente após a cirurgia e precisou de medicação.

Synonyms: sharply keenly intensely severely piercingly Antonyms: dully mildly gently softly
Word parts: acute + ly

Common collocations

aware adj feel verb conscious adj more adv become verb most adv sensitive adj people subst embarrassed adj suffer verb problem subst patient subst

Related words

acuity acuteness acidulous

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