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Profoundly vs Acutely - What's the difference?

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As adverbs the difference between profoundly and acutely

is that profoundly is with depth, meaningfully while acutely is in an acute manner.

profoundly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (manner) With depth, meaningfully.
    • He thought and wrote profoundly .
  • (evaluative) Very importantly.
    • More profoundly , it has shaken our most fundamental assumptions.
  • (degree) Deeply; very.
    • From his childhood, she was profoundly troubled.

    acutely

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an acute manner
    • I minored in physics at university, so am acutely aware of atomic structure.
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    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=John Percy , title=Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report , work=the Telegraph citation , page= , passage=Holloway has unfinished business in the Premier League after relegation last year and he will make a swift return if he can overcome West Ham a week on Saturday. Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, will be acutely aware that when the stakes are high, Blackpool are simply formidable.}}