sharply

«sharply» in Mova's judaism dictionary: suddenly and by a lot, like a road that turns sharply or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) Sharply means suddenly and by a lot, like a road that turns sharply or prices that rise sharply. tree →

2) Sharply means in an angry or strict way, like speaking sharply to someone. tree →

3) Sharply means very clearly, like a picture that is sharply in focus. tree →

4) Sharply can mean with a sharp point or edge. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here the men of Ephraim scolded Gideon harshly because he had not called them to the fight against Midian. Interpretation: Tradition notes Gideon's gentle answer, which calmed their anger, as an example of how soft words turn away wrath. In the primary lessons: In maths and science graphs, a line that rises or falls sharply goes up or down steeply and quickly. In stories, a character «said sharply» means they spoke crossly or quickly. Phrases: «turn sharply», «rise sharply», «drop sharply», «sharply dressed» (smart).

examples

• And the men of Ephraim said unto him: 'Why hast thou served us thus, that thou didst not call us when thou wentest to fight with Midian?' And they did chide with him sharply. (Prophets JDG.8.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• The road bends sharply to the left. tree →
• The temperature dropped sharply at night. tree →
• «Sit down!» the teacher said sharply. tree →
• The line on the graph goes up sharply. tree →
• She breathed in sharply when she saw the spider. tree →
• The mountains stood out sharply against the blue sky. tree →
• Prices rose sharply after the storm. tree →
• He turned sharply and ran back home. tree →
• "Certainly not," said the cockatrice sharply. tree →

note

Adverb from sharp + -ly. On a graph, «sharply» means a big change in a short time, so the line is steep. Saying something sharply is not polite; it shows annoyance. Do not confuse with «sharp» used as an adverb meaning exactly: «at 9 o'clock sharp».

In the corpora

• A person with dementia may mix up names or think it is years ago; correcting them sharply can upset them.
• Eagles see details several times more sharply than people, and an eagle's eyes are about as big as a human's.
• Jumping spiders have two huge front eyes that see sharply and in colour, and they stalk and pounce instead of using webs.
• Wise: be proud of real achievements, check the big words, and when views divide sharply, describe instead of shouting.
• When a car brakes, your body keeps moving forward; when it turns sharply, you lurch outwards.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sharply» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.