Sharply vs. Sharp

Sharply vs. Sharp — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Sharply and Sharp

Sharplyadverb

In a sharp manner.

Sharpadjective

Able to cut easily.

I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving.

Sharplyadverb

(to describe breathing) Suddenly and intensely like a gasp, but typically as the result of an emotional reaction.

Sharpadjective

(colloquial) Intelligent.

My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.

Sharplyadverb

In an intellectually alert and penetrating manner.

Sharpadjective

Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded.

Ernest made the pencil too sharp and accidentally stabbed himself with it.a sharp hill; a face with sharp features
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Sharplyadverb

Severely.

Sharpadjective

(music) Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).

Sharplyadverb

Of speech, delivered in a stern or harsh tone.

Sharpadjective

(music) Higher in pitch than required.

The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.

Sharplyadverb

in an aggressive manner;

she was being sharply questioned

Sharpadjective

Having an intense, acrid flavour.

Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated.
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Sharplyadverb

in a well delineated manner;

the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined

Sharpadjective

Sudden and intense.

A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions.

Sharplyadverb

changing suddenly in direction and degree;

the road twists sharply after the lightturn sharp left here

Sharpadjective

(colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.

Michael had a number of sharp ventures that he kept off the books.

Sharplyadverb

very suddenly and to a great degree;

conditions that precipitously increase the birthrateprices rose sharply

Sharpadjective

(colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd.

a sharp dealer;a sharp customer

Sharpadjective

Exact, precise, accurate; keen.

You'll need sharp aim to make that shot.

Sharpadjective

Offensive, critical, or acrimonious.

sharp criticismWhen the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out.

Sharpadjective

(colloquial) Stylish or attractive.

You look so sharp in that tuxedo!

Sharpadjective

Observant; alert; acute.

Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. I don't want them to escape!

Sharpadjective

Forming a small angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.

Drive down Main for three quarters of a mile, then make a sharp right turn onto Pine.

Sharpadjective

Steep; precipitous; abrupt.

a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve

Sharpadjective

Said of as extreme a value as possible.

Sure, any planar graph can be five-colored. But that result is not sharp: in fact, any planar graph can be four-colored. That is sharp: the same can't be said for any lower number.

Sharpadjective

(chess) Tactical; risky.

Sharpadjective

Piercing; keen; severe; painful.

a sharp pain; the sharp and frosty winter air

Sharpadjective

Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.

a sharp appetite

Sharpadjective

(obsolete) Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.

Sharpadjective

Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.

Sharpadjective

Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.

Sharpadverb

To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.

Sharpadverb

(notcomp) Exactly.

I'll see you at twelve o'clock sharp.

Sharpadverb

(music) In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.

I didn't enjoy the concert much because the tenor kept going sharp on the high notes.

Sharpnoun

(music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.

The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp).Transposition frequently is harder to read because of all the sharps and flats on the staff.

Sharpnoun

(music) A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.

Sharpnoun

(music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.

The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps.

Sharpnoun

(music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.

Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" is written in C♯ minor (C sharp minor.)

Sharpnoun

Something that is sharp.

Place sharps in the specially marked red container for safe disposal.

Sharpnoun

A sharp tool or weapon.

Sharpnoun

(medicine) A hypodermic syringe.

Sharpnoun

A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery.

Sharpnoun

A dishonest person; a cheater.

The casino kept in the break room a set of pictures of known sharps for the bouncers to see.This usage is often classified as variant spelling of shark, and unrelated to the 'pointed' or 'cutting' meanings of sharp.

Sharpnoun

Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.

Sharpnoun

A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.

Sharpnoun

(in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.

Sharpnoun

An expert.

Sharpnoun

A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).

Sharpverb

(music) To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.

That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!

Sharpverb

To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.

Sharpverb

To sharpen.

Sharpnoun

a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named

Sharpnoun

a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point

Sharpadjective

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined;

a sharp photographic imagethe sharp crack of a twigthe crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot

Sharpadjective

ending in a sharp point

Sharpadjective

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;

an acute observer of politics and politiciansincisive commentsicy knifelike reasoningas sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fangpenetrating insightfrequent penetrative observations

Sharpadjective

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence;

a smart businessmanan astute tenant always reads the small print in a leasehe was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow

Sharpadjective

harsh;

sharp criticisma sharp-worded exchangea tart remark

Sharpadjective

high-pitched and sharp;

piercing screamsa shrill whistle

Sharpadjective

extremely steep;

an abrupt canyonthe precipitous rapids of the upper riverthe precipitous hills of Chinese paintingsa sharp drop

Sharpadjective

keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point;

a sharp painsharp winds

Sharpadjective

very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation;

an incisive minda keen intelligenceof sharp and active intellect

Sharpadjective

having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing;

a sharp knifea pencil with a sharp point

Sharpadjective

sour or bitter in taste

Sharpadjective

raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone;

C sharpB natural

Sharpadjective

very sudden and in great amount or degree;

a sharp drop in the stock market

Sharpadjective

quick and forceful;

a sharp blow

Sharpadverb

changing suddenly in direction and degree;

the road twists sharply after the lightturn sharp left here