Acut(e) [Acute, Acut]

Morpheme

Acut(e) [Acute, Acut]

Type

free base

Denotation

brief, short, quick, urgent, high, shrill, sharp

Etymology

Middle English acute; Latin acūta, from acūtus, from acuere, from acus

Evidence

acutance, acutangular, acute, acutely, acuteness, acuter, acutest, acutish, hyperacute, nonacute, superacute, unacute

Doublet

Ague