Synonym: acutely, aggressively, crisply, precipitously, sharp. Similar words: sharp, shared, shark, a share, shareholder, purple, carpet, fair play. Meaning: [ˈʃɑːplɪ] adv. 1. in an aggressive manner 2. in a well delineated manner 3. changing suddenly in direction and degree 4. very suddenly and to a great degree.
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181) The roof pitches sharply to the rear of the house.
182) Prices have risen sharply, as we know only too well.
183) She turned the steering - wheel sharply to the left to avoid a cyclist.
184) She looked up at me sharply, clearly nettled by the interruption.
185) Its aerospace business fell off sharply thereafter.
186) Yet the actual experience of bombing was sharply differentiated.
187) The proportion of the population living and employed in rural areas declined sharply.
188) The Potomac was clean again, a haven for windsurfers, and certain airborne pollutants had fallen sharply.
189) He has spoken sharply to Mr Dach about it and has received his assurance that such a thing will never happen again.
190) But it does shift some people's choices quite sharply in the direction of lower total cost or lower APR.
191) Instead, he was confronted by Howard's aide-de-camp Lieutenant Boyle,(sentencedict.com) who sharply refuted the suggestion.
192) Also, in writing of events the writer is certain to have to abbreviate any descriptions very sharply.
193) Anger gave her an added surge of strength, and she twisted her arm sharply downwards and broke his grip.
194) At Tsu Ma's toast, however, she looked down sharply, as if abashed.
195) The highly charged atmosphere of the House panel contrasted sharply with a similar investigation being conducted in the Senate, where Sen.
196) After Stonewall this process sharply accelerated, creating a radical new medical situation in the gay world.
197) Since accurate data have been kept, there have been no other periods of sharply rising inequality.
198) According to Planned Parenthood, parental consent laws have sharply altered abortion patterns.
199) When people do no respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. Mark Twain
200) The gate handle clicked sharply and she drew aside the lace curtain.
201) At that point, its accumulation of knowledge is expected to accelerate sharply.
202) Alexander, who was sharply critical of Forbes' negative ads, appeared to benefit from running a positive campaign.
203) Here in that contrast, the antithesis between the interests of Consumers' and Producers' Co-operation is sharply presented.
204) Long-term research projects within companies will most likely be abandoned altogether or sharply reduced.
205) Expenditures will reduce sharply during 1993 as several developments are completed and as obligations are reduced as a result of asset sales.
206) About seven more years had been added to expectation of life up to 1901, after which the pace accelerated sharply.