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The correct spelling is acute.
How to pronounce acute
/əˈkjuːt/
nounIPA: /əˈkjuːt/
Say it like: Acu-te
The correct spelling is acute. A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia. For example: "The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’."
Usage Examples
“The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’.”
“He acutes his rising inflection too much.”
“It was an acute event.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
- 2.An accent or tone higher than others.
- 3.An acute accent (´).
verb
- 1.To give an acute sound to.
- 2.To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.
adjective
- 1.Brief, quick, short.
- 2.High or shrill.
- 3.Intense, sensitive, sharp.
- 4.Urgent.
- 5.With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
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