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sharply

/ˈʃɑɹpli/

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What does sharply mean?

adverb

  1. So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
  2. Rapidly, abruptly.
  3. Suddenly and intensely like a gasp, but typically as the result of an emotional reaction.
More meanings (9)

adverb

  1. Precisely, accurately.
  2. Quickly and alertly.
  3. Of speech, sternly, harshly or critically.
  4. Stylishly, smartly.
  5. So as to form a sharp, or tight, angle.
  6. Steeply; precipitously.
  7. Piercingly; keenly; severely; painfully.
  8. In an intellectually alert and penetrating manner.
  9. In a strongly distinguishing or differentiating manner; acutely.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈʃɑɹpli/

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He turned sharply to the right and went down a narrow passage that led into the little court yard behind the school.
Frank NorrisMcTeague: A Story of San FranciscoProject Gutenberg ebook #165
The track curved sharply at either end on a radius of fifty-six feet, and the length was about one-third of a mile.
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820
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On the contrary, he will maintain his post in the thicket, and sharply scold the intruder who ventures to steal his berries.
James Russell LowellMy Garden AcquaintanceProject Gutenberg ebook #880
Pell angled sharply by to my backhand, and I ran at my hardest for the shot, eyes fixed solely on the ball.
William T. (William Tatem) TildenThe Art of Lawn TennisProject Gutenberg ebook #1451
Most sharply does this appear in the theory of mutation, which is only a stronger accentuation of a main point in Darwinism.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909