acutelyadv.

Brit.

/əˈkjuːtli/, U.S.

/əˈkjutli/

Forms: see acute adj. and n. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acute adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < acute adj. + -ly suffix².

a. In relation to the senses or emotions: keenly, delicately; sharply, intensely, poignantly. Now frequently with aware, conscious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > acuteness of physical senses > [adverb]

keenlyc1275

feelinglya1382

quicklyc1392

subtilelyc1450

keen1572

acutely1596

1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. C2 Oule-sighted eies, that dazled are with light, But see acutelie in the darksome night.

1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον 78 Sagire signifies to perceiue acutely or sharpely.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xviii. 153 If from a diminution wee may inferre a totall privation, or affirme that other animals are blinde which doe not acutely see [printed fee] or comparatively unto others, wee shall condemne unto blindenesse many not so esteemed.

1793 W. Rowley Rational Pract. Physic III. 350 Oxyopia, is the faculty of seeing more acutely than usual.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xii. 107 Acutely felt by one so sensitive as Nicholas.

1842 T. B. Macaulay Frederic the Great 58 The sore places where sarcasm would be most acutely felt.

1870 Austral. Town & Country Jrnl. (Sydney) 5 Nov. 11/2 Every ‘blow’ of the shears is acutely painful.

1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone II. 106 Kate had felt acutely this solitariness in which she lived.

1907 E. von Arnim Fräulein Schmidt xxx. 102 Do not my crudities set your teeth on edge as acutely as the juice of a very green apple?

1963 A. Wilson Wild Garden 39 My strong sensual pleasure in physical beauty makes me acutely aware of whatever diminishes it.

1992 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 24 Mar. c1/5 Many women are acutely embarrassed about reading fashion magazines.

2001 Today's Parent Nov. 88/1 We know that children taste flavours more acutely than adults.

b. In weakened sense: intensely, extremely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly

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micklelyeOE

swith971

hardOE

un-i-fohOE

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1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 28 Writers so acutely careless as Montaigne.

1910 T. F. Millard in G. H. Blakeslee China & Far East iv. 87 It is only within the last decade..that her situation has become acutely important to America.

1957 N. Coward Diary 23 June (2000) 356 Apart from my mornings in the theatre, the week has been acutely social.

1969 Daily Tel. 29 May 22/7 An unswinging Anglo-Irishman who stands for the common decencies now so acutely unfashionable.

1999 New Republic 10 May 43/2 Literature mattered acutely..even forty years ago.

2. In relation to the mental faculties: with ready or clear apprehension, sharp-wittedly, shrewdly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adverb]

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insightfully1932

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1600 W. Fulbecke Direct. Study Lawe ii. f. 12 If any thing be spoken of them sometimes clarkly, and acutely as they thinke, they make an inward applause vnto themselues.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. i. 203 I am so full of businesses, I cannot answere thee acutely .

1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. §4. 30 Some new comer perhaps has better refined the art, and do's the same thing more acutely and ingeniously.

1743 Gentleman's Mag. 13 Suppl. 696/1 This Subject has already been so acutely considered, and so copiously discussed, that I rise up in Despair of proposing any Thing new.

1782 J. Warton Ess. on Pope (new ed.) II. xii. 347 A line which Bentley has explained very acutely.

1846 J. H. Ingraham Bonfield x. 70 This was a deep and acutely laid scheme, my Lord!

1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. ii. 158 The project was acutely conceived.

1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 18 Apr. 11/1 She laid the odds, as smartly and acutely, I'll bet, as any trousered Ikey Mo.

1994 L. de Bernières Capt. Corelli's Mandolin xxxv. 225 Everything in His speeches is contradicted somewhere by another speech, since He acutely observed that we Italians only pick up the points with which we ourselves agree.

3. In relation to a disease, symptom, pathological process, etc.: in an acute manner (see acute adj. 1a); (also) critically, severely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adverb] > violently or severely

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raginglya1677

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1651 N. Culpeper Semeiotica Uranica ii. i. 17 To labour acutely under a disease.

1715 J. Delacoste tr. H. Boerhaave Aphorisms 192 Swallowing upon the Exercise of its first action acutely painful.

1819 J. Armstrong Pract. Illustr. Typhus Fever (ed. 3) 391 Many cases have been presented to me, in which the mucous membrane of the trachea or that of the bronchia was acutely or sub-acutely inflamed.

1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 23 Sept. 807/1 In November 1950 he became acutely ill with severe abdominal pain and vomiting.

2005 Independent 27 May 40/4 The present report by the Sainsbury Centre speaks volumes about the continued stigmatisation of the acutely mentally ill.

4. In relation to a material object: sharply, at an acute angle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adverb]

pointwise1545

bodkin-wise1565

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pointways1718

spikily1893

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. iv. 78 The Egg of a Red-shank. Of a kind of Straw colour, tinged with sad Bay spots. Most acutely Conical, or with one very sharp end.

1761 W. Lewis Exper. Hist. Materia Medica 158 Mountain calamint: with larger leaves and flowers..; the leaves set on pedicles, pointed, acutely and deeply serrated.

1794 J. Foot Life John Hunter i. 63 The sting of the critic, throughout the whole of the disputes, was acutely pointed.

1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. 391 The bloodthirsty gnat has five [suckers], some acutely lanced at the extremity.

1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour viii. 128 Having the acutely-peaked visor or mesail lowered and closed.

1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour x. 196 Acutely pointed at the toe.

1937 S. F. Armstrong Brit. Grasses (ed. 3) iv. 35 Poa compressa.., sheaths very firm and acutely keeled.

1982 J. Simms Unsolicited Gift viii. 145 The ceilings sloped so acutely that I could hardly stand without hitting my head.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acutely
释义	acutelyadv. Brit. /əˈkjuːtli/, U.S. /əˈkjutli/ Forms: see acute adj. and n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acute adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < acute adj. + -ly suffix². 1. a. In relation to the senses or emotions: keenly, delicately; sharply, intensely, poignantly. Now frequently with aware, conscious. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > acuteness of physical senses > [adverb] keenlyc1275 feelinglya1382 quicklyc1392 subtilelyc1450 keen1572 acutely1596 1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. C2 Oule-sighted eies, that dazled are with light, But see acutelie in the darksome night. 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον 78 Sagire signifies to perceiue acutely or sharpely. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xviii. 153 If from a diminution wee may inferre a totall privation, or affirme that other animals are blinde which doe not acutely see [printed fee] or comparatively unto others, wee shall condemne unto blindenesse many not so esteemed. View more context for this quotation 1793 W. Rowley Rational Pract. Physic III. 350 Oxyopia, is the faculty of seeing more acutely than usual. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xii. 107 Acutely felt by one so sensitive as Nicholas. 1842 T. B. Macaulay Frederic the Great 58 The sore places where sarcasm would be most acutely felt. 1870 Austral. Town & Country Jrnl. (Sydney) 5 Nov. 11/2 Every ‘blow’ of the shears is acutely painful. 1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone II. 106 Kate had felt acutely this solitariness in which she lived. 1907 E. von Arnim Fräulein Schmidt xxx. 102 Do not my crudities set your teeth on edge as acutely as the juice of a very green apple? 1963 A. Wilson Wild Garden 39 My strong sensual pleasure in physical beauty makes me acutely aware of whatever diminishes it. 1992 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 24 Mar. c1/5 Many women are acutely embarrassed about reading fashion magazines. 2001 Today's Parent Nov. 88/1 We know that children taste flavours more acutely than adults. b. In weakened sense: intensely, extremely. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly swithlyc888 micklelyeOE swith971 hardOE un-i-fohOE sevenfoldlOE unmeet?c1225 innerlyc1330 horribly1340 too1340 sore1474 horriblec1475 vehemently1483 outrageous1487 done?a1513 exquisite1529 strangely1532 exceeding1535 exceedingly1535 angardlyc1540 angerlyc1540 choicec1540 vengeable1542 vengeably?1550 extremelya1554 monstrous1569 thrice1579 amain1587 extremea1591 damnably1598 fellc1600 tyrannically1602 exquisitely1603 damnedly1607 preciously1607 damnablea1616 impensively1620 excellingly1621 main1632 fearful1634 vengeancelya1640 upsy1650 impensely1657 twadding1657 vastly1664 hideous1667 mainly1670 consumed1707 consumedly1707 outrageously1749 damned1757 nation1771 shockingly1777 deuced1779 darn1789 darned1807 felly1807 varsal1814 awful1816 awfy1816 frightfully1816 deucedly1819 dogged1819 awfully1820 gallowsa1823 shocking1831 tremendously1832 everlasting1833 terribly1833 fearfully1835 ripping1838 poison1840 thundering1853 frighteninglyc1854 raring1854 hell's own1863 goldarned1866 goddamned1870 doggone1871 acutely1872 whooping1874 stupidly1878 everlastingly1879 hideously1882 densely1883 storming1883 good and1885 thunderingly1885 crazy1887 tremendous1887 madly1888 goldarn1892 howling1895 murderously1916 rasted1919 goddam1921 bitchingly1923 Christly1923 bitching1929 falling-down1930 lousy1932 appallingly1937 stratospherically1941 Christ almighty1945 effing1945 focking1956 dagnab1961 drop-dead1980 hella1987 totes2006 1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 28 Writers so acutely careless as Montaigne. 1910 T. F. Millard in G. H. Blakeslee China & Far East iv. 87 It is only within the last decade..that her situation has become acutely important to America. 1957 N. Coward Diary 23 June (2000) 356 Apart from my mornings in the theatre, the week has been acutely social. 1969 Daily Tel. 29 May 22/7 An unswinging Anglo-Irishman who stands for the common decencies now so acutely unfashionable. 1999 New Republic 10 May 43/2 Literature mattered acutely..even forty years ago. 2. In relation to the mental faculties: with ready or clear apprehension, sharp-wittedly, shrewdly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adverb] sharplyc897 redlyc1275 wellc1450 finely1538 aptly1578 acutely1600 shrewdly1600 penetratingly1670 sagaciously1678 penetratively1697 cutely1762 keenly1824 downily1845 percipiently1924 insightfully1932 sharp-wittedly1934 1600 W. Fulbecke Direct. Study Lawe ii. f. 12 If any thing be spoken of them sometimes clarkly, and acutely as they thinke, they make an inward applause vnto themselues. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. i. 203 I am so full of businesses, I cannot answere thee acutely . View more context for this quotation 1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. §4. 30 Some new comer perhaps has better refined the art, and do's the same thing more acutely and ingeniously. 1743 Gentleman's Mag. 13 Suppl. 696/1 This Subject has already been so acutely considered, and so copiously discussed, that I rise up in Despair of proposing any Thing new. 1782 J. Warton Ess. on Pope (new ed.) II. xii. 347 A line which Bentley has explained very acutely. 1846 J. H. Ingraham Bonfield x. 70 This was a deep and acutely laid scheme, my Lord! 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. ii. 158 The project was acutely conceived. 1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 18 Apr. 11/1 She laid the odds, as smartly and acutely, I'll bet, as any trousered Ikey Mo. 1994 L. de Bernières Capt. Corelli's Mandolin xxxv. 225 Everything in His speeches is contradicted somewhere by another speech, since He acutely observed that we Italians only pick up the points with which we ourselves agree. 3. In relation to a disease, symptom, pathological process, etc.: in an acute manner (see acute adj. 1a); (also) critically, severely. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adverb] > violently or severely sorec1290 stronga1400 eagerly1553 virulently1632 acutely1651 raginglya1677 full1738 1651 N. Culpeper Semeiotica Uranica ii. i. 17 To labour acutely under a disease. 1715 J. Delacoste tr. H. Boerhaave Aphorisms 192 Swallowing upon the Exercise of its first action acutely painful. 1819 J. Armstrong Pract. Illustr. Typhus Fever (ed. 3) 391 Many cases have been presented to me, in which the mucous membrane of the trachea or that of the bronchia was acutely or sub-acutely inflamed. 1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 23 Sept. 807/1 In November 1950 he became acutely ill with severe abdominal pain and vomiting. 2005 Independent 27 May 40/4 The present report by the Sainsbury Centre speaks volumes about the continued stigmatisation of the acutely mentally ill. 4. In relation to a material object: sharply, at an acute angle. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adverb] pointwise1545 bodkin-wise1565 acutely1681 pointways1718 spikily1893 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. iv. 78 The Egg of a Red-shank. Of a kind of Straw colour, tinged with sad Bay spots. Most acutely Conical, or with one very sharp end. 1761 W. Lewis Exper. Hist. Materia Medica 158 Mountain calamint: with larger leaves and flowers..; the leaves set on pedicles, pointed, acutely and deeply serrated. 1794 J. Foot Life John Hunter i. 63 The sting of the critic, throughout the whole of the disputes, was acutely pointed. 1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. 391 The bloodthirsty gnat has five [suckers], some acutely lanced at the extremity. 1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour viii. 128 Having the acutely-peaked visor or mesail lowered and closed. 1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour x. 196 Acutely pointed at the toe. 1937 S. F. Armstrong Brit. Grasses (ed. 3) iv. 35 Poa compressa.., sheaths very firm and acutely keeled. 1982 J. Simms Unsolicited Gift viii. 145 The ceilings sloped so acutely that I could hardly stand without hitting my head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1596
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