Définitions
1.AdverbIn a sharp manner, in various senses.
So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge."The stick was sharply tapered at one end.; When I touched the snake it recoiled sharply.; a sharply focused essay; Jones, the centre forward, started the game sharply.; When I asked her about her husband, she replied sharply that she had not seen him for several months.; He was sharply dressed in an expensive suit.; Turn sharply to the right.; The road descends sharply.; His old war wound twinged sharply.; The wealth of this small country contrasts sharply with that of its neighbours."
2.AdverbSo as to terminate in a sharp point or edge."The stick was sharply tapered at one end."
3.AdverbRapidly, abruptly."When I touched the snake it recoiled sharply."
4.AdverbSuddenly and intensely like a gasp, but typically as the result of an emotional reaction.
5.AdverbPrecisely, accurately."a sharply focused essay"
6.AdverbQuickly and alertly."Jones, the centre forward, started the game sharply."
7.AdverbOf speech, sternly, harshly or critically."When I asked her about her husband, she replied sharply that she had not seen him for several months."
8.AdverbStylishly, smartly."He was sharply dressed in an expensive suit."
9.AdverbSo as to form a sharp, or tight, angle."Turn sharply to the right."
10.AdverbSteeply; precipitously."The road descends sharply."
11.AdverbPiercingly; keenly; severely; painfully."His old war wound twinged sharply."
12.AdverbIn an intellectually alert and penetrating manner.
13.AdverbIn a strongly distinguishing or differentiating manner; acutely."The wealth of this small country contrasts sharply with that of its neighbours."