sharply

/ˈʃɑɹpli/

adv 5

Collocations

4

ADJ.

against, complex, critical, declining, improved, improved, industrial, lower

VERB + SHARPLY

arm, bends, birthrate, climbed, contrasted, declined, declines, looked

SHARPLY + NOUN

dollar, july

PREP.

from, in, off, with

Definitions

adv

1

In a sharp manner, in various senses.

The stick was sharply tapered at one end.

2

In a sharp manner, in various senses.

When I touched the snake it recoiled sharply.

The economy has slowed to a pale shadow of its growth in recent years; inflation is high, the currency is declining sharply against the dollar — but the expectations of Brazilians have rarely been higher, feeding broad intolerance with corruption, bad schools and other government failings.

3

In a sharp manner, in various senses.

4

In a sharp manner, in various senses.

a sharply focused essay

5

In a sharp manner, in various senses.

Jones, the centre forward, started the game sharply.

Walters tried a long range shot in the third minute as he opened the game sharply, linking well with Robbie Keane, but goalkeeper Sergei Pareiko gathered the ball with ease.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — in an aggressive manner

aggressively

adverb — in a well delineated manner

crisply

adverb — very suddenly and to a great degree

precipitously

adverb — changing suddenly in direction and degree

sharp
acutely

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

The stick was sharply tapered at one end.

Wiktionary

02

When I touched the snake it recoiled sharply.

Wiktionary

03

The economy has slowed to a pale shadow of its growth in recent years; inflation is high, the currency is declining sharply against the dollar — but the expectations of Brazilians have rarely been hig

Wiktionary

04

The plane rose sharply before leveling off as it left the coast.

Tatoeba · #20499

05

Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.

Tatoeba · #20727

06

The roof slopes sharply.

Tatoeba · #25575

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