overacuteness

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Definitions of overacuteness word

adjective overacuteness sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain. 6
adjective overacuteness extremely sensitive even to slight details or impressions: acute eyesight. 2
adjective overacuteness sharp at the end; ending in a point. 1
adjective overacuteness sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception: an acute observer. 0
adjective overacuteness Geometry. (of an angle) less than 90°. (of a triangle) containing only acute angles. 0
noun overacuteness the acute accent. 0

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

1560-70; < Latin acūtus sharpened, past participle of acuere (acū-, v. stem, akin to acus needle, ācer sharp + -tus past participle suffix)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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