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sharply |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sharply \Sharp"ly\, adv In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely. They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than the rude Irish. --Spenser. The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants --Hayward. You contract your eye when you would see sharply. --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sharply adv 1: in an aggressive manner; "she was being sharply questioned" [syn: {aggressively}] 2: in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined" [syn: {crisply}] 3: changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here" [syn: {sharp}] 4: very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply" [syn: {precipitously}]
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