sharply
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2.8
- adverb
- /ˈʃɑrpli/
:
duramente
- Committees could easily disagree sharply on whether Professor X was a good, mediocre, or poor teacher.
- sharply criticized
- sharply disagree
- sharply critical
He says this sharply, but the compassion in his dark eyes took the sting from his words.
- He says this sharply, but the compassion in his dark eyes took the sting from his words.
Examples
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The teacher spoke sharply to the students who had been talking during the lecture.
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"Don't feel so sorry for yourself," she said, a little sharply, though she smiled.
Fiction book (1990) -
Moon turned to look at him sharply, wondering if he was making some kind of joke.
Fiction book (1991) -
I believe you spoke sharply to Thomas, Margaret and Maggie yesterday.
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"It's Robin," said Molly sharply, and ran down the far side of the bridge.
Fiction book (1991) -
You'd never spoken so sharply to me before, and I was afraid...
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I have spoken to Mr. Hoffman very sharply.
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"All right, what the hell is going on here?" Andrew snapped sharply, stepping between the two groups.
Fiction book (1990) -
Yet, none of us escaped Arnold's sharply critical eye or red pen.
Academic text (1991) -
Walker looked at him sharply, anger and mistrust flaring in his dark eyes.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
638
1.0
In a very forceful or certain way
142
6.1
In a cruel or very harsh way that causes harm
126
4.9
In a forceful way that shows readiness to attack or argue
81
3.7
In a very strong way that shows energy or anger
58
1.0
In a way that shows anger
49
3.5
In a severe or unkind way that feels unpleasant
40
4.6
In a direct way that is not polite
38
3.0
In a very angry and energetic way
25
1.3
In a way that is not polite and shows no respect
18
6.6
To act without pity and treat people very harshly
13
5.8
To act in a strong, direct way, often to criticize someone
6
8.1
In a loud, forceful way that shows strong feeling
4
4.0
In a way that tries to attack or gain advantage over others
3
7.4
In a short, rude way that shows little patience
3
7.7
In a loud, harsh way that sounds unpleasant
2
7.6
In an angry and unfriendly way that shows you want to fight
2
5.1
In an unpleasant, angry, or mean way
2
7.1
In a sharp, slightly angry way that can hurt people's feelings
1
7.9
Saying something in a very harsh and critical way
1
5.1
In a sharp, rude way that shows sarcasm
1
8.1
In a sharp, hurtful way when criticizing someone
1
8.8
In a sharp, often cruel way that can hurt people when joking or criticizing
1
8.2
In a sharply critical way that can hurt someone's feelings
1
9.9
In a very harsh and angry way that hurts people
1
7.8
In a very strong and unpleasant way that is easy to notice
To say things in an angry way to show you are unhappy with someone
In a very sharp and hurtful way that criticizes others
In a way that aims to hurt someone's feelings
In a sharply critical way that hurts someone's feelings
In a sharp, bitter way that hurts people with words
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
To criticise someone using very harsh, insulting words
Saying or writing in a strong, clear way that shows problems
In a harsh, angry way that shows someone is not happy
In a short, angry way
In a direct, sometimes abrupt way that shows little patience
In an angry, aggressive way that rejects other people's ideas
In a harsh, rude way that upsets people when speaking or acting
Antonyms
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sharply comes from sharp, which once had the sense of 'cutting' or 'pointed', like words that hurt. So to speak sharply is to speak in a 'cutting' or harsh way, which is why it can mean 'aggressively' or 'critically'.