sharply
in an aggressive manner
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,092 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,512 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- in an aggressive manner also: aggressively she was being sharply questioned
- in a well delineated manner also: crisply the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined
- changing suddenly in direction and degree also: sharp, acutely the road twists sharply after the lightturn sharp left here
- very suddenly and to a great degree also: precipitously conditions that precipitously increase the birthrateprices rose sharply
sharply in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The boy dug Mavis sharply in the shoulder.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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I asked sharply, for instinctively I distrusted the man.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Brown looked sharply back at the road behind him; the man with the barrow had suddenly vanished.
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1
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Again Vincent tried coaxing and patting, but as no success attended these efforts, he again applied the spur sharply.
With Lee in Virginia · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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He spoke so loud, that Maxence looked sharply around to see whether there was not some one within hearing.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1