| Adv. | 1. | sharply - in an aggressive manner; "she was being sharply questioned" | |
| 2. | sharply - in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined" | |
| 3. | sharply - changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here" | |
| 4. | sharply - very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply" | |