agudo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acute adj Sudden and severe, especially describing an illness or pain.
- bitter adj Having a sharp, unpleasant taste, the opposite of sweet.
- poignant adj Deeply moving, often with a touch of sadness.
- sharp adj Having a fine edge or point that can cut or pierce easily.
- shrill adj High-pitched and sharp, often unpleasantly so.
Senses
agudo is used for these senses in English:
- bitter Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
- high-pitched Of a sound, having a high pitch.
- oxytone (linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.
- oxytonic (prosody) Having a stress on the last syllable.
- poignant (figuratively, of a look, word) Incisive; penetrating; piercing.
- sharp Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
- sharp Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
- shrill Sharp or keen to the senses.
acute — full definition
- adj Sudden and severe, especially describing an illness or pain.
- adj Very sharp, intense, or perceptive.
- adj Geometry: describing an angle that measures less than 90 degrees.
bitter — full definition
- adj Having a sharp, unpleasant taste, the opposite of sweet.
- adj Feeling or showing resentment, anger, or lingering hurt.
- noun A British beer style with a pronounced hoppy flavor.