Acutely

//əˈkjuːtli// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an acute manner

    "I minored in physics at university, so am acutely aware of atomic structure."

Adverb
  1. 1
    having a rapid onset wordnet
  2. 2
    in a shrewd manner wordnet
  3. 3
    in a keen or penetrating way wordnet
  4. 4
    changing suddenly in direction and degree wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
abundantlyamazinglyamplyastonishinglyastutelyawesomely

Example

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"I was acutely aware of how very important mathematical education was."

Etymology

From acute + -ly.

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