ăcūtus
adjective perfect participle I class

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1 perfect participle of [acuo]
2 (angle) of small radius acute
3 sharp, sharpened, pointed or tapering severe glaring acute, wise high-pitched

Locutions, idioms and examples

acuta = shrill sounds || nares acutae || acuta crux = acuminated stake (used to impale) || acuta elementa = sharp atoms || acuta exclamatio = the acute shouting || acuta studia = deep studies || acutum cerno = to have a sharp glance || acutum ferrum = cutting sword || acuta belli = disasters, rigours of the war || acuta vox = accent || acutae nares = refinement of taste || acutum gelu = biting cold || acutus vallus = pointed stake || ad excogitandum acutus = quick in imagining || ad fraudem acutus = cunning in deception || addito acutiorem esse || acutus morbus || acuta cornua = the pointed horns (of the moon) || acuta pituitae fluxio = catarrh || aures acutae || acutiora unguenta = too pervasive perfumes || acutiora ingenia = more acute minds || acutae vocis Hylactor = Hylactor, with an acute voice || acutus gustus = spicy flavour || cernis acutum || angulus acutus || canis ululat acuta || carice pastus acuta || acuta cum gravibus temperans = combining acute and grave tones || acutus probe culter = razor sharp knife || cerno acute or acutum || acutus et excitatus sonus = shrill and vibrating sound || acutus nec insulsus homo = an alert man and anything but silly || acutissimus, gravissimus sonus = more shrill, low tone || acutae cuspidis hasta = lance with a sharp point || vox … quo tensior, hoc tenuis et acuta magis est || sacra sancta acutis ululatibus agitant || radicem harundinis acuta falce praesectam || acuto in murice remi obnixi crepuere (= crepuerunt) = the oars smashed hitting a rough rock || caput stricto acutoque articulo percussi || aliae quae acuta ingenia gignant aliae quae retusa || avus radiis frontem vallatus acutis || acutius atque acrius vitia in dicente quam recta videre = to see with more acumen and perspicacity the defects rather than the merits in the orator || acutum cultrum habeo, senis qui exenterem marsuppium = I have a sharp knife able to empty the old man's bag || ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum vocem recipio = to lower one's voice from the most acute pitch to the lowest || vocis genera permulta: grave acutum, flexibile durum || acutarum graviumque vocum iudicium ipsa natura in auribus nostris collocavit = nature itself has placed in our ears the ability to differenciate high and low tones of voice