Definition of "sharply" []

• In a sharp manner; pertaining to precision. (adverb)
• Intellectually alert and penetrating. (adverb)

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• "He analyzes the different meanings of the term sharply distinguishing it from myth."
• "Reports that a group of mortgage bond investors are seeking to have a now defunct subprime lending unit of H&R Block Inc. buy back billions of dollars in failed mortgages sent shares in the name sharply lower today and drove up demand for in- and out-of-the money put options on the stock."
• "“Clio” He called her name sharply, hoping to penetrate her wild oblivion."