acutely

Adverb

WordNet 3.0

Adverb (4)

  1. in an acute manner“she pitied her sister acutely”“acutely aware”
  2. having a rapid onset“an acutely debilitating virus”
  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”Synonyms: sharplysharp
  4. in a shrewd manner“he invested his fortune astutely”“he was acutely insightful”Synonyms: astutelyshrewdlysagaciouslysapiently
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Acutely \A*cute"ly\, adv. In an acute manner; sharply; keenly; with nice discrimination. [1913 Webster]
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