Acute (adjective)
Brief, quick, short.
“fast|rapid”
“leisurely|slow”
“It was an acute event.”
Acute (adjective)
High or shrill.
“an acute accent or tone”
Acute (adjective)
Intense, sharp.
“keen|powerful|strong”
“dull|obtuse|slow|witless”
“She had an acute sense of honour.”
“Eagles have very acute vision.”
Acute (adjective)
Urgent.
“emergent|pressing|sudden”
“His need for medical attention was acute.”
Acute (adjective)
With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
“obtuse”
Acute (adjective)
Of an angle: less than 90 degrees.
“obtuse”
Acute (adjective)
Of a interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
“acute-angled”
“obtuse|obtuse-angled”
Acute (adjective)
Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
Acute (adjective)
Of an condition of delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
“He dropped dead of an acute illness.”
Acute (adjective)
Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
“chronic”
“The acute symptoms resolved promptly.”
Acute (adjective)
After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.
“The last letter of ‘café’ is ‘e’ acute.”
Acute (noun)
A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
Acute (noun)
An accent or tone higher than others.
“grave”
Acute (noun)
An acute accent (´).
“The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’.”
Acute (verb)
To give an acute sound to.
“He acutes his rising inflection too much.”
Acute (verb)
To make acute; to whet.
Chronic (adjective)
Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
“chronic unemployment; chronic poverty; chronic anger”
Chronic (adjective)
Prolonged or slow to heal.
“chronic cough; chronic headache; chronic illness”
Chronic (adjective)
Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
“Chronic patients must learn to live with their condition.”
Chronic (adjective)
Inveterate or habitual.
“He’s a chronic smoker.”
Chronic (adjective)
Very bad, awful.
“That concert was chronic.”
Chronic (adjective)
Extremely serious.
“They left him in a chronic condition.”
Chronic (adjective)
Good, great; “wicked”.
“That was cool, chronic in fact.”
Chronic (noun)
Marijuana, typically of high quality.
Chronic (noun)
A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.
Chronic (noun)
A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.
Acute (adjective)
(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree
“an acute housing shortage”
“the problem is acute and getting worse”
Acute (adjective)
(of a disease or its symptoms) severe but of short duration
“acute appendicitis”
Acute (adjective)
denoting or designed for patients with an acute form of a disease
“an acute ward”
“acute patients”
Acute (adjective)
having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd
“an acute awareness of changing fashions”
Acute (adjective)
(of a physical sense or faculty) highly developed; keen
“an acute sense of smell”
Acute (adjective)
(of an angle) less than 90°.
Acute (adjective)
having a sharp end; pointed.
Acute (adjective)
(of a sound) high; shrill.
Acute (noun)
short for acute accent
Chronic (adjective)
(of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring
“chronic bronchitis”
Chronic (adjective)
(of a person) having a chronic illness
“a chronic asthmatic”
Chronic (adjective)
(of a problem) long-lasting
“the school suffers from chronic overcrowding”
Chronic (adjective)
(of a person) having a bad habit
“a chronic liar”
Chronic (adjective)
of a very poor quality
“the film was absolutely chronic”