sharply : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sharply	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sharply
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sharply adv in an aggressive manner; "she was being sharply questioned" Synonym(s): aggressively, sharply in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined" Synonym(s): sharply, crisply 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" Synonym(s): sharply, sharp, acutely very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply" Synonym(s): precipitously, sharply
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sharply \Sharp"ly\, adv. In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely. They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than the rude Irish. --Spenser. The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants. --Hayward. You contract your eye when you would see sharply. --Bacon.