acutes

/əˈkjuːt/

adjective

(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

an acute housing shortage

severe,critical,drastic,dire,dreadful,terrible,awful,grave,bad,serious,profound

noun

short for acute accent

The word côte has no acute on the “e” at the end of the word while coté does.