sharply
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2.3
- adverb
- /ˈʃɑrpli/
:
bruscamente
- The temperature dropped sharply as the sun set behind the mountains.
- decline sharply
- increase sharply
- rise sharply
The stock soon dropped sharply, devastating his holdings.
- The stock soon dropped sharply, devastating his holdings.
- Keep going deep and sharp, as deeply and sharply as you can.
- So curvature is where the curve, it's a measure of how sharply a curve bends.
- After Amy's trillion toward the horizon of security issues, I'm going to come down to focus sharply on just one security danger.
- And when you pull young people of both sexes, you see that young women are turning very, very, very sharply to the left.
- There's also usually a lot of alcohol consumption, and alcohol itself, because it's a sugar, will increase blood glucose very, very sharply.
- But most Jews were in the diaspora by the middle or the sharply towards the end of the first Millennium.
Examples
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To maintain confidence, the U.S. Federal Reserve sharply raises interest rates.
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The stock soon dropped sharply, devastating his holdings.
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Prices moved and growth slowed sharply from those earlier numbers.
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Approaching the problem from multiple angles would sharply reduce the likelihood of an attack.
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Optimism deteriorated sharply in the United States.
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Soon after World War II, the number of sportfishermen increased sharply as people had more leisure time.
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After that, global inequality began to fall sharply, mostly driven by rising incomes in Asia.
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U.S. consumers, drowning in debt, tightened their belts and sharply raised their savings rates.
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Ironically, the end of the Cold War could sharply heighten the prospect of a trade war.
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Similar tensions derive from the sharply rising prices of food and other commodities.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Quickly and without warning
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1.4
In a very short time
330
3.9
In a way that is very noticeable or extreme
145
3.3
In a sudden way that gives no warning
80
4.3
In a way that causes a very large and sudden change
50
3.3
Very quickly, in almost no time
35
2.5
Very quickly in a single moment
22
4.6
In a way that is very easy to notice
13
7.6
Very quickly and suddenly, often causing a large change
12
5.7
In a way that makes a big, clear difference
9
3.0
In a way that goes up or down on a very sharp slope
5
4.4
To do something very suddenly and with great force
1
8.3
Very quickly without careful thought
In a way that has a very sharp point or angle
Antonyms
How Sudden
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sharply comes from the adjective sharp, which meant 'pointed' or 'able to cut', like a knife. Think of a knife making a quick, clean cut — that image helps you remember that sharply means 'suddenly' or with a strong change in direction or amount.