Definitions for sharply
sharp·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aggressively, sharplyadverb

   in an aggressive manner

   "she was being sharply questioned"

2. sharply, crisplyadverb

   in a well delineated manner

   "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined"

3. sharply, sharp, acutelyadverb

   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"

4. precipitously, sharplyadverb

   very suddenly and to a great degree

   "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sharplyadverb

   In a sharp manner; pertaining to precision.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sharplyadverb

   Etymology: from sharp.

   1. With keenness; with good edge or point.2. Severely; rigorously; roughly.

   They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than the rude Irish, which being very wild at the first, are now become more civil. Edmund Spenser.

   3. Keenly; acutely; vigorously.

   The mind and memory are more sharply exercised in comprehending another man’s things than our own. Ben Jonson.

   4. Afflictively; painfully.

   At the arrival of the English embassadors the soldiers were sharply assailed with wants. John Hayward.

   5. With quickness.

   You contract your eye when you would see sharply; and erect your ear when you would hear attentively. Francis Bacon.

   6. Judiciously; acutely; wittily.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sharply

   Marked by intensity, precision, or severity; clear and distinct; suddenly and quickly often with notable effect or result.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sharplyadverb

   in a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sharply' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3722

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sharply' in Adverbs Frequency: #267

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How to pronounce sharply?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sharply in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sharply in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sharply in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sharply in a Sentence

1. Hikaru Sato:

   Global investors are taking a wait-and-see stance before the (ECB) event, as depending on the outcome the euro could move sharply.

2. Zhiwei Zhang:

   China’s economy likely bottomed in December, for many cities in China, the peak of the first wave [of Covid outbreaks] likely already passed. High frequency indicators such as traffic congestion index rebounded sharply in January.

3. Brian Moscoguiri:

   People see a sharp increase in prices and assume they're being gouged, but it's just a function of the market, egg prices are up because demand is up sharply. Suppliers are seeing four, five, six times the level of demand as before, and there's essentially a fixed supply.

4. Kathy Lien:

   Friday's U.S. retail sales report is important for the dollar but unless spending contracts sharply, it will not alter the market's expectations for Fed policy, in fact with average hourly earnings on the rise and payrolls increasing more than expected, chances are the report will breathe new life into the dollar.

5. The Fund:

   Such market reactions could sharply contract economic activity, further depressing asset prices in a self-reinforcing cycle.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sharply
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sharply
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sharply
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sharply
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sharply