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 (´).

   “The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’.”

verb

1. To give an acute sound to.

   “He acutes his rising inflection too much.”

2. To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.

adjective

1. Brief, quick, short.

   “It was an acute event.”

2. High or shrill.

   “an acute accent or tone”

3. Intense, sensitive, sharp.

   “She had an acute sense of honour.  Eagles have very acute vision.”

Synonyms: acute-angled, emergent, pressing, sudden, fast, rapid, keen, powerful