Less than right, geometrically (5)

I believe the answer is:

acute

(Other definitions for acute that I've seen before include "(Of an angle) less than 90 degrees" , "less than right" , "Penetrating; accent" , "Piercing" , "Sharp or crucial" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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