Sharp
[n] a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
[n] a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
[adv] changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"
[adj] marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
[adj] (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
[adj] having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"
[adj] keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"
[adj] quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"
[adj] very sudden and in great amount or degree; "a sharp drop in the stock market"
[adj] extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"
[adj] high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"
[adj] very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect"
[adj] (music) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp"
[adj] having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
[adj] harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"
[adj] ending in a sharp point
[adj] sour or bitter in taste
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Synonyms
abrupt, acerb, acerbic, acuate, acute, astringent, astute, carnassial, crisp, cutting, discriminating, distinct, edged, forceful, fulgurating, high, high-pitched, incisive, intelligent, intense, keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, penetrating, penetr