aguçado

Portuguese

Etymology

From aguçar (“to sharpen”) +‎ -ado (“-ed”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɡuˈsa.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɡuˈsa.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɡuˈsa.du/ [ɐ.ɣuˈsa.ðu]

Adjective

aguçado (feminine aguçada, masculine plural aguçados, feminine plural aguçadas, comparable, comparative mais aguçado, superlative o mais aguçado or aguçadíssimo)

  1. sharp (able to cut easily)
    Synonyms: afiado, agudo, amolado
    Antonyms: boto, cego, embotado, rombo, rombudo
    Faca aguçada. ― Sharp knife.
  2. sharp (able to pierce easily)
    Synonym: apontado
    Lápis aguçado. ― Sharp pencil.
  3. (figurative, of a sense) acute
    Synonym: apurado
    Audição aguçada. ― Acute hearing.
  4. (figurative) argute; shrewd
    Mente aguçada. ― Shrewd mind.
  • aguça
  • aguçadamente
  • aguçadeira
  • aguçador
  • aguçadura
  • aguçamento
  • aguçar
  • aguçoso

Participle

aguçado (feminine aguçada, masculine plural aguçados, feminine plural aguçadas)

  1. past participle of aguçar
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