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SHARPLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an aggressive manner
Example:
she was being sharply questioned
Synonyms:
aggressively; sharply
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
In a well delineated manner
Example:
the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined
Synonyms:
crisply; sharply
Classified under:
Pertainym:
sharp ((of something seen or heard) clearly defined)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Very suddenly and to a great degree
Example:
prices rose sharply
Synonyms:
precipitously; sharply
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 4
Meaning:
Changing suddenly in direction and degree
Example:
her shoes had acutely pointed toes
Synonyms:
acutely; sharp; sharply
Classified under:
Adverbs
Pertainym:
sharp (very sudden and in great amount or degree)
Context examples:
And as he was cold, he lighted himself a fire, but at midnight the wind blew so sharply that in spite of his fire, he could not get warm.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
“Well, young gentleman!” said he, sharply.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"How do you know that, sir?" asked Summerlee, sharply.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“And to what end?” she asked sharply.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“What do you mean?” Von Bork asked sharply.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“My will? Yes, certainly, I know that,” said the doctor, a trifle sharply.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
He cut sharply across the curve of the trail and was gone.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
He had a brisk kind of way with him and spoke sharply, like a man who knew the value of time.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This temporary increase in methane — sharply up and then back down — tells us there must be some relatively localized source, biological or non-biological, such as interaction of water and rock.
(Curiosity Detects Methane Spike on Mars, NASA)
The most common form is talipes equinovarus, where the deformed foot is turned downward and inward sharply.
(Clubfoot, NCI Thesaurus)
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