Sharply meaning

What does “sharply” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“sharply” is an adverb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: in an aggressive manner.

sharply

in an aggressive manner
“she was being sharply questioned”
Synonymsaggressively
in a well delineated manner
“the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined”
Synonymscrisply
changing suddenly in direction and degree
“the road twists sharply after the light”
“turn sharp left here”
Synonymssharp acutely
very suddenly and to a great degree
“conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate”
“prices rose sharply”
Synonymsprecipitously

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University