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Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way

In urgent need of immediate attention

Short, quick or brief in duration

Astute or wise in insight or intellect

(of one's senses) Sensitive or perceptive to changes

Having a sharp end or point

Vigorously keen or severe in expression or style

Being alert or on top of things by paying close attention

(of a sound or note) Having a frequency at the upper end of the auditory range

Of a serious or important nature or consequence

Very serious or severe

Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

(informal) Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable in nature

Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning

Concise and meaningful

Sensitive

Fastidious and hard to please

Exact, retentive in detail

Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed or angered

Having a persuasive effect

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Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

wintry^US

wintery^UK

marvelous^US

marvellous^UK

knock-down-and-drag-out

full of ups and downs

spreading like wildfire

untrammeled^US

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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“A number of other obstetric events can cause an onset of acute pain.”

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In urgent need of immediate attention

of the utmost importance

clamouring^UK

clamoring^US

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“In the present scenario, where acute water shortage has become a reality, it is not right to pass the burden on to the people.”

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Short, quick or brief in duration

here today and gone tomorrow

here today, gone tomorrow

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“The thesis details the effects of short term or acute exposure to Dieldrin and other organic insecticides upon different species of fish.”

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Astute or wise in insight or intellect

skilful^UK

skillful^US

dexterous^US

dextrous^UK

showing great knowledge

enquiring^UK

inquiring^US

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

knowing how many beans make five

knows what's what

as sharp as a tack

quick on the draw

with all one's wits about one

having fancy footwork

know how many beans make five

having a good head on one's shoulders

with your wits about you

aesthetic^UK

esthetic^US

with both feet on the ground

with one's feet on the ground

treating with kid gloves

with both one's feet on the ground

economizing^US

practised^UK

thinking outside the box

economising^UK

practiced^US

having all one's marbles

well versed in the ways of the world

recognized^US

recognised^UK

keeping a weather eye on

walking on egg shells

keeping on one's toes

handling with kid gloves

with one's eyes peeled

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“His acute mind must have often noted the defects of such a routine.”

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(of one's senses) Sensitive or perceptive to changes

“Only Michael's acute sense of hearing saved him, allowing him just enough time to dive out of its path.”

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Having a sharp end or point

bristling with thorns

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“Western knives are sturdy, durable and rust-resistant, but lack the acute blade edges and nimbleness of their Asian counterparts.”

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Vigorously keen or severe in expression or style

savoury^UK

savory^US

calling a spade a spade

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Being alert or on top of things by paying close attention

focused^US

focussed^UK

with weather eye open

keeping a weather eye on things

keeping your eyes peeled

looking to

waiting on

with eyes like a hawk

with eyes peeled

looking for

keeping one's eyes skinned

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

mesmerized^US

hypnotized^US

enamored^US

enamoured^UK

mesmerised^UK

hypnotised^UK

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(of a sound or note) Having a frequency at the upper end of the auditory range

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Of a serious or important nature or consequence

somber^US

humourless^UK

sombre^UK

humorless^US

matter of life and death

of the utmost importance

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Very serious or severe

lodged in one's brain

deeply felt

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Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

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(informal) Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable in nature

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

fetid^US

foetid^UK

labored^US

laboured^UK

ill-favored^US

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

unfavorable^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

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Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning

here today and gone tomorrow

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Concise and meaningful

in a few well-chosen words

summarized^US

summarised^UK

summarizing^US

summarising^UK

epitomized^US

epitomised^UK

making a long story short

well structured

in well-chosen words

decurtate

short and to the point

straight from the shoulder

not afraid to call a spade a spade

pulling no punches

honest

not beating about the bush

not mincing one's words

calling a spade a spade

speaking as one finds

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Sensitive

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Fastidious and hard to please

skillful^US

skilful^UK

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Exact, retentive in detail

straight from horse's mouth

de facto

word for word

telling it like it is

as it really happened

on the level

bona fide

card-carrying

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Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed or angered

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

apt to fly off the handle

got up on wrong side of bed

beside yourself with rage

in a pet

have chip on shoulder

in high dudgeon

with all guns blazing

humourless^UK

humorless^US

antagonized^US

scandalized^US

antagonised^UK

scandalised^UK

having a chip on one's shoulder

knock-down-and-drag-out

like a fish out of water

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

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Having a persuasive effect

full of get-up-and-go

colourful^UK

colorful^US

full of vim and vigour

all-out

alive and kicking

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

not beating about the bush

straight from the shoulder

not taking no for an answer

full of the joys of spring

leaving nothing to the imagination

energizing^US

energising^UK

intensely competitive

not backward in coming forward

eager beaver

power-loving

high-reaching

having killer instinct

full of determination

every person for themselves

as tough as old boots

extremely enthusiastic

unpleasantly masculine

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