What does Sharply mean?
Definitions for Sharply
sharp·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Sharply.
Princeton's WordNet
aggressively, sharplyadverb
in an aggressive manner
"she was being sharply questioned"
sharply, crisplyadverb
in a well delineated manner
"the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined"
sharply, sharp, acutelyadverb
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"
precipitously, sharplyadverb
very suddenly and to a great degree
"conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply"
Wiktionary
sharplyadverb
In a sharp manner; pertaining to precision.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sharplyadverb
Etymology: from sharp.
They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than the rude Irish, which being very wild at the first, are now become more civil. Edmund Spenser.
The mind and memory are more sharply exercised in comprehending another man’s things than our own. Ben Jonson.
At the arrival of the English embassadors the soldiers were sharply assailed with wants. John Hayward.
You contract your eye when you would see sharply; and erect your ear when you would hear attentively. Francis Bacon.
ChatGPT
sharply
Marked by intensity, precision, or severity; clear and distinct; suddenly and quickly often with notable effect or result.
Webster Dictionary
Sharplyadverb
in a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Sharply' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3722
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Sharply' in Adverbs Frequency: #267
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Sharply in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Sharply in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Sharply in a Sentence
In normal times, much of this gas would have been used to feed into the pipeline grid and sold on to Europe. Because Russia has sharply cut supply to Europe that gas initially went into Russian domestic storage. Those are now likely full, so the gas has nowhere to go, hence it's being flared.
Although oil prices have risen sharply from the trough, many investors are not yet convinced if things have improved that much and I suspect they judged now is a good time to sell, but I do believe that this year the global economy will prove better than last year.
It's a strange thing to do, to increase inventory so sharply. There will be more questions about 'where do we go from here'.
We came into the year with a short credit portfolio that we reversed sharply in February, getting long over $1B in energy credit.
China’s economy likely bottomed in December, for many cities in China, the peak of the first wave [of Covid outbreaks] likely already passed. High frequency indicators such as traffic congestion index rebounded sharply in January.
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