'Sharply' definitions:
Definition of 'sharply'
From: WordNet
adverb
In an aggressive manner; "she was being sharply questioned" [syn: aggressively, sharply]
adverb
In a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined" [syn: sharply, crisply]
adverb
Changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes" [syn: sharply, sharp, acutely]
adverb
Very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply" [syn: precipitously, sharply]
Definition of 'Sharply'
From: GCIDE
- Sharply \Sharp"ly\, adv. In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely. [1913 Webster]
- They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than the rude Irish. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants. --Hayward. [1913 Webster]
- You contract your eye when you would see sharply. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sharply'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abruptly,
- acerbically,
- acutely,
- angrily,
- closely,
- cuttingly,
- definitely,
- definitively,
- distinctly,
- firmly,
- harshly,
- intensely,
- intently,
- penetratingly,
- peremptorily,
- piercingly,
- precipitately,
- precipitously,
- quickly,
- severely,
- sternly,
- strictly,
- suddenly