acutely

1. 1.

   in a keen or penetrating way

   “he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings”

   “she pitied her sister acutely”

   “acutely aware”

   Synonymskeenly
2. 2.

   having a rapid onset

   “an acutely debilitating virus”

   Antonymschronically
3. 3.

   changing suddenly in direction and degree

   “the road twists sharply after the light”

   “turn sharp left here”

   “the visor was acutely peaked”

   “her shoes had acutely pointed toes”

   Synonymssharplysharp
4. 4.

   in a shrewd manner

   “he invested his fortune astutely”

   “he was acutely insightful”

   Synonymsastutelyshrewdlysagaciouslysapiently

Questions about acutely

What does acutely mean?

acutely means "in a keen or penetrating way". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in acutely?

acutely has 3 syllables: acu-te-ly. The stress falls on "te". In IPA it is /əˈkjutli/.

What is another word for acutely?

Close synonyms include keenly, sharply, sharp, astutely, shrewdly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of acutely?

The recorded antonyms are chronically.

Is acutely a common word?

acutely is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.