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Adverb: acutely  u'kyoot-lee
  1. In a keen or penetrating way
    "she pitied her sister acutely"; "acutely aware";
    - keenly
     
  2. Having a rapid onset
    "an acutely debilitating virus"
     
  3. Changing suddenly in direction and degree
    "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes";
    - sharply, sharp
     
  4. In a shrewd manner
    "he was acutely insightful";
    - astutely, shrewdly, sagaciously, sapiently, perspicaciously, advisably

Antonym: chronically