Synonyms for sharpness
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"There is no flattery in that remark," answered Billy, with a touch of sharpness.
"We ask no service of you, sir," said Ruth, her voice a sword of sharpness.
She said, with some sharpness, "I know nothing of Mr Boswell."
It was a sudden change of pace, due mainly to the sharpness of the turn.
His sole virtue is his obscurity, the sharpness of his bones his only protection.
She bestowed upon him a smile which was a startling combination of sharpness and appeal.
And John Gayther was pleased to note a sharpness in her voice.
His protest when thus disturbed is almost metallic in its sharpness.
But he snubbed her with a sharpness very unlike his urbane self.
"Well, don't," she said, her sharpness covering her confusion.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR SHARPNESS
acridity
nounsarcasmacumen
nounability to understand and reason- acuity
- acuteness
- astuteness
- awareness
- brains
- brilliance
- cleverness
- comprehension
- cunning
- discernment
- discrimination
- farsightedness
- good taste
- grasp
- guile
- ingenuity
- insight
- intellect
- intelligence
- intuition
- judgment
- keenness
- perception
- percipience
- perspicacity
- perspicuity
- refinement
- sagacity
- sensitivity
- sharpness
- shrewdness
- smartness
- smarts
- understanding
- vision
- wisdom
- wit
agility
nounphysical or mental nimbleness, deftnessalertness
nounwatchfulnessRoget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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