The phrase "acutely sad" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a deep or intense feeling of sadness.
Example: "After hearing the news, she felt acutely sad, unable to shake the heavy weight of her emotions."
Alternatives: "deeply sorrowful" or "profoundly unhappy."
"As you can appreciate, this tragic incident has left us shocked and devastated and we would ask that we can be left to grieve in private at this acutely difficult and sad time for us".
Inevitably, as for all of us but perhaps more acutely for them, "heaven is sad".
It's quite funny but it's also quite sad; we are both acutely aware of exactly how tragic we are.
Jackson insisted that the change was necessary to give the Army greater flexibility and capability, but said he was "acutely aware that this will be sad and unwelcome news for at least some of the infantry".
Our recent findings suggest that transcranial bright light (TBL) treatment via the ear canals modulates the neural networks of the human brain [ 39], improves cognitive performance in healthy participants [ 40, 41], alleviates symptoms of SAD [ 42], and acutely affects cardiovascular autonomic regulation [ 43].
However, we did not observe increased amygdala activation to sad faces in the acutely depressed MDD participants nor any significant group by time effects following treatment.
Most people with SAD experience the symptoms most acutely in the winter, and this is likely related to the body's shifting levels of melatonin and serotonin during the darker, colder months (more on this later).
If John's art managed to exploit Fred's confusions and contradictions, and to make of his own extra-brotherly attraction and repulsion a grand and acutely felt human mystery, the history of Frederick Cheever seems unremittingly sad.
Waldron admits that she will be sad to leave her adopted home in Albuquerque as she is acutely aware of how her career has benefited from her time in the United States.
