sharply
adverb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
in an aggressive manner
she was being sharply questioned
Related & opposite
- aggressive derived from
Sense 2 adverb
in a well delineated manner
the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined
Related & opposite
- sharp derived from
Sense 3 adverb
changing suddenly in direction and degree
the road twists sharply after the light
Related & opposite
Sense 4 adverb
very suddenly and to a great degree
conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | aggressive |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | sharp |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | sharp |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | acuate |