sharply
pronunciation
How to pronounce sharply in British English:
UK [ˈʃɑ:pli]
How to pronounce sharply in American English:
US [ˈʃɑrpli]
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- Adverb:
- in an aggressive manner
- in a well delineated manner
- changing suddenly in direction and degree
- very suddenly and to a great degree
Word Origin
- sharply (adv.)
- Old English scearplice "acutely, keenly; painfully, severely; attentively, quickly;" see sharp (adj.) + -ly (2). Old English also had adverbial form scearpe "sharply."
Example
- 1. That helped push bond prices and gold sharply higher .
- 2. Qatar 's prime minister sharply criticised lavrov 's remarks .
- 3. Israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has sharply criticized the deal .
- 4. Chinese and indian manufacturing output rose in april , pushing asian stockmarkets up sharply .
- 5. Most importantly , researchers are sharply divided on whether such a class can even be said to exist .