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   peracute

   /ˌpəːrəˈkjuːt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a disease) very severe and of very short duration, generally proving quickly fatal: "the peracute form results in sudden death"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin peracutus ‘very sharp’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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