acute

sharp, intense, or keen

Root

acer / acu / acr: sharp, pointed, keen, or bitter

Other words with the acer / acu / acr root

acerbic: sharp or bitter in tone
acrid: sharp, bitter, or irritating
acrimony: bitterness or sharp hostility
acuity: sharpness of perception or sense
acumen: sharp practical judgment
exacerbate: to make worse

Acute carries sharpness into attention, pain, perception, or intensity.

Her acute ear caught the flaw in the argument before anyone else did.

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