acuto-
(əˈkjuːtəʊ)
combining adverbial form of acute, analogous to L. sacro- in sacro-sanctus.
1. prop. Acutely; as in acuto-nodose.
| 1852 Dana Crustacea ii. 929 Three abdominal segments..sparingly acuto-nodose on the sides. |
2. Acute + ; as in acuto-grave.
| 1807 J. Thelwall in Monthly Mag. XXIII. 30 Their distinctions of gravo-acute and acuto-grave or circumflexes. |