sharply

«sharply» in Mova's school 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 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

• 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.