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acutely
adverb (ACCURATELY/CLEVERLY) /əˈkjuːt.li/Definition
› in a very clever or detailed way: She acutely identified all the main problems.PerceptiveUsing the eyesIntelligence
(Definition of acutely adverb (ACCURATELY/CLEVERLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acute adjective (ACCURATE/CLEVER)
- alert adjective
- antenna noun (NOTICING)
- eagle eye noun
- have an eye for sth idiom
- have eyes in the back of your head idiom
- have gimlet eyes idiom
- have/keep (all) your wits about you idiom
- hawk-eyed adjective
- observant adjective
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