acutely
adverb (EXTREMELY) /əˈkjuːt.li/Definition
› completely or extremely: Management is acutely aware of the resentment that their decision may cause. Another scandal would be acutely embarrassing for the government.Serious and severeSevere
(Definition of acutely adverb (EXTREMELY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acute adjective (EXTREME)
- chronic adjective (BAD)
- critical adjective (SERIOUS)
- desperate adjective (SERIOUS)
- dire adjective
- egregious adjective
- fatal adjective
- gravity noun (SERIOUS)
- grievous adjective
- heaviness noun (TO A GREAT DEGREE)
- heavy adjective (TO A GREAT DEGREE)
- matter noun (SITUATION)
- serious adjective (BAD)
- seriously adverb (BADLY)
- severe adjective (VERY SERIOUS)
- severity noun (NOT KIND)
- stiffness noun (SEVERE)
- stringent adjective (SEVERE)
- swingeing adjective
- utmost adjective
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