acutely

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.