aguçado

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

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.

Participle

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

  1. past participle of aguçar