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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
sharply
    adv 1: in an aggressive manner; "she was being sharply
           questioned" [syn: aggressively, sharply]
    2: in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery
       was sharply defined" [syn: sharply, crisply]
    3: changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists
       sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor
       was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes"
       [syn: sharply, sharp, acutely]
    4: very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that
       precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply"
       [syn: precipitously, sharply]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sharply \Sharp"ly\, adv.
   In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely.
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         They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than
         the rude Irish.                          --Spenser.
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         The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants.
                                                  --Hayward.
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         You contract your eye when you would see sharply.
                                                  --Bacon.
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Thesaurus Results for Sharply:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
abruptly, acerbically, acutely, angrily, closely, cuttingly, definitely, definitively, distinctly, firmly, harshly, intensely, intently, penetratingly, peremptorily, piercingly, precipitately, precipitously, quickly, severely, sternly, strictly, suddenly
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