1 in a critical, harsh or severe way:
The report was sharply critical of the police. * 'Is there a problem?' he asked sharply.
2 suddenly and by a large amount
SYNDRAMATICALLY:
Profits fell sharply following the takeover. * The road fell sharply to the sea.
3 in a way that clearly shows the differences between two things:
Their experiences contrast sharply with those of other children. * sharply contrasting attitudes to work
4 quickly and suddenly or loudly:
She moved sharply across the room to block his exit. * He rapped sharply on the window. * He drew his breath in sharply.
5 used to emphasize that sth has a sharp point or edge:
sharply pointed * The spring jutted sharply through the mattress.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for sharply is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is sharply a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, sharply is tagged as adverb.
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