Sharply vs. Sharp
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 featuresSharplyadverb
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 questionedSharpadjective
Having an intense, acrid flavour.
Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated.Sharplyadverb
in a well delineated manner;
the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply definedSharpadjective
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 hereSharpadjective
(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 sharplySharpadjective
(colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd.
a sharp dealer;a sharp customerSharpadjective
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 curveSharpadjective
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 airSharpadjective
Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
a sharp appetiteSharpadjective
(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 underfootSharpadjective
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 observationsSharpadjective
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 overthrowSharpadjective
harsh;
sharp criticisma sharp-worded exchangea tart remarkSharpadjective
high-pitched and sharp;
piercing screamsa shrill whistleSharpadjective
extremely steep;
an abrupt canyonthe precipitous rapids of the upper riverthe precipitous hills of Chinese paintingsa sharp dropSharpadjective
keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point;
a sharp painsharp windsSharpadjective
very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation;
an incisive minda keen intelligenceof sharp and active intellectSharpadjective
having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing;
a sharp knifea pencil with a sharp pointSharpadjective
sour or bitter in taste
Sharpadjective
raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone;
C sharpB naturalSharpadjective
very sudden and in great amount or degree;
a sharp drop in the stock marketSharpadjective
quick and forceful;
a sharp blowSharpadverb
changing suddenly in direction and degree;
the road twists sharply after the lightturn sharp left here
