sharply

1. 1.

   in an aggressive manner

   “she was being sharply questioned”

   Synonymsaggressively
2. 2.

   in a well delineated manner

   “the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined”

   Synonymscrisply
3. 3.

   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”

   Synonymssharpacutely
4. 4.

   very suddenly and to a great degree

   “conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate”

   “prices rose sharply”

   Synonymsprecipitously

Questions about sharply

What does sharply mean?

sharply means "in an aggressive manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sharply?

sharply has 2 syllables: shar-ply. The stress falls on "shar". In IPA it is /ˈʃɑɹpli/.

What is another word for sharply?

Close synonyms include aggressively, crisply, sharp, acutely, precipitously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sharply a common word?

sharply is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.