acute pain, n.Definitions

Acute pain (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not short because it is sharp: good men are tormented for years with the acutest pains of the gout.