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Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease. Acute angle (Geom.), an angle less than a right angle.

t. Dryden. The five foolish virgins addressed themselves at the noise of the bridegroom's coming. Jer. Taylor.

Becoming fatty.

e payment, or that made before it is due; advance proofs, advance sheets, pages of a forthcoming volume, received in advance of the time of publication.

Coming from outward causes; superadded. [Obs.]

The first or the expected second coming of Christ.

One of a religious body, embracing several branches, who look for the proximate personal coming of Christ; -- called also Second Adventists. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.

A thing or person coming from without; an immigrant. [R.] Bacon.

The act of becoming aërified, or of changing from a solid or liquid form into an aëriform state; the state of being aëriform.

The act of becoming white; whitishness.

Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.

Growing or becoming white.

The process of becoming white, or developing white patches, or streaks.

Relating to, becoming to, or like, an alderman; characteristic of an alderman.

The property which constitutes an allomorph; the change involved in becoming an allomorph.

The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. "Amelioration of human affairs." J. S. Mill.

y which the ship rides, with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to prevent its coming home. -- To cast anchor, to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship at rest. -- To cat the anchor, to hoist the anchor to the cathead and pass the ring-stopper. -- To fish the anchor, to hoist the flukes to their resting…

A small ulcerous swelling, coming suddenly; also, a whitlow. [Obs.] Boucher.

Not becoming electrified by friction; -- opposed to idioelectric. -- n.

Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly. The annual overflowing of the river [Nile]. Ray.