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Meaning of sharply

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sharply
      adv 1: in an aggressive manner; "she was being sharply
             questioned" [syn: {aggressively}, {sharply}]
      2: in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery
         was sharply defined" [syn: {sharply}, {crisply}]
      3: changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists
         sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor
         was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes"
         [syn: {sharply}, {sharp}, {acutely}]
      4: very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that
         precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply"
         [syn: {precipitously}, {sharply}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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