sharplyadverb
uk/ˈʃɑːp.li/us/ˈʃɑːrp.li/sharply adverb (SUDDENLY)
B2 quickly and suddenly:
Inflation has risen/fallen sharply.
His health improved/deteriorated sharply this week.
The road bends sharply to the left.
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Not expected or planned
- ad hoc
- ad hocism
- ad hockery
- ad lib
- ad-lib
- adventitious
- against (all) the odds/against all odds idiom
- explosive
- involuntary
- it's just one of those things idiom
- just like that idiom
- make sth up as you go along idiom
- muddle
- rude
- spur
- summary
- unawares
- undreamed of
- unexpected
- unforeseen
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sharply adverb (ABLE TO CUT)
in a way that will cut or make a hole:
a sharply pointed nail
severely and angrily:
a sharply-worded letter of complaint
He spoke sharply to his daughter.
The police have been sharply criticized for their handling of the situation.
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Sharp and blunt
- blunt
- hone
- jaggy
- keen
- point
- pointed
- pointy
- prickly
- razor-sharp
- sharp
- sharpen
- spike
- spiked
- spiky
- spiny
- whet
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Severe
Angry and displeased
sharply adverb (CLEARLY)
clearly and obviously:
a sharply focused photograph
We have sharply differing views.
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Easy to understand
- (as) clear as day idiom
- accessible
- assimilate
- axiomatic
- clarity
- crystal
- crystal clear idiom
- explicit
- expressly
- graphic
- hang
- hang together
- incisive
- limpid
- sharp
- transparent
- understandable
- undiluted
- unmistakable
- well defined
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sharply adverb (FASHIONABLE)
in a fashionable way:
to be sharply dressed
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Style & appearance of clothes
- backless
- baggy
- bespoke
- black tie
- bootcut
- half-sleeve
- hang
- ill-fitting
- knitted
- low-cut
- preppy
- ruck
- S, s
- scantily
- scoop-neck
- sequin
- skintight
- tweedy
- white-tie
- wraparound
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Modern & fashionable
sharply adverb (CLEVER)
quickly noticing things:
Her ears are sharply attuned to her baby's cry.
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Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agile
- apt
- artful
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- brilliance
- gumption
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- ingenious
- presence of mind
- profound
- quick-witted
- razor-sharp
- ready
- resource
- resourceful
- scholarly
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Perceptive