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acutely

[uh-kyoot-lee] / əˈkyut li /
ADVERB
sharply
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Acutely short of labor, Boeing has been hiring aggressively.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Acutely earnest and idealistic, he passionately believes that tech can bring about global peace and prosperity.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2021

Acutely aware of her rankings, she’d cry every day.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2021

Acutely sensitive to his own humble origins, he burned with resentment of planter aristocrats and longed to call them to account.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Acutely aware of the honor that Ammu had bestowed on him, Estha had used both his best handwritings.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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