Adjective
1. having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course;
"acute appendicitis""the acute phase of the illness""acute patients"2. extremely sharp or intense;
"acute pain""felt acute annoyance""intense itching and burning"3. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;
"an acute observer of politics and politicians""incisive comments""icy knifelike reasoning""as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang""penetrating insight""frequent penetrative observations"4. of an angle; less than 90 degrees
5. ending in a sharp point
6. of critical importance and consequence;
"an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"