- acute appendicitis.
-  acute pain.
-  acute patients.
-  an acute (or critical) lack of research funds.
-  an acute observer of politics and politicians.
-  as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang.
-  felt acute annoyance.
-  frequent penetrative observations.
-  icy knifelike reasoning.
-  incisive comments.
-  intense itching and burning.
-  penetrating insight.
-  the acute phase of the illness.