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sharp
adjective as in knifelike, cutting
Strongest matches
Weak matches
aciculate, acuate, acuminate, acuminous, apical, barbed, briery, cuspate, cuspidate, edged, ground fine, honed, horned, jagged, keen-edged, knife-edged, needle-pointed, needlelike, peaked, pointy, prickly, pronged, serrated, sharp-edged, spiked, spiky, spiny, splintery, tapered, thorny, tined, tipped, unblunted, whetted
adjective as in perceptive, quick-witted
adjective as in dishonest, deceitful
adjective as in severe, intense
adjective as in distinct, well-defined
adjective as in stylish
adjective as in hurtful, bitter in speech
Weak matches
acrimonious, angry, barbed, double-edged, inconsiderate, penetrating, peppery, piercing, pungent, sarcastic, sardonic, stabbing, thoughtless, trenchant, unceremonious, ungracious, virulent, vitriolic
adjective as in having strong affect on animate senses
adverb as in on time
Weak matches
abruptly, accurately, exactly, just, on the button, on the dot, precisely, promptly, punctually, smack-dab, squarely, suddenly
Example Sentences
That crack - sharp, irreverent, wickedly funny - is the perfect way into the Booker Prize-winning author and activist's new memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me.
Aberdeenshire Council said it had seen a sharp rise in flags being flown from streetlights and reports of flags being painted on roads.
Using 2019 as a starting point leaves a false impression that there’s been a sharp decline, he said, as methane emissions that year were staggeringly high due to booming production and inadequate pipeline capacity to gather the gas.
The first two episodes are filled with sharp writing and build a strong foundation for what we expect to see: the hilarity of an inexperienced, underdog staff turning a local rag into a real source of news.
"She had a round tip that day, not a sharp tip," Ms Orozco said of Cardi B's fingernails.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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