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1.
sharp
adj.
308 quotations in 14 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Of a weapon, tool, etc.: sharp of edge, keen; of a spear, pick, needle, thorn, etc.: sharp of point; also
fig.
[quot.: c1400
Bk.Mother
38/27]; (b) in proverbial or traditional comparisons; --…
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sharpe
adv.
18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Sharply, keenly; also, piercingly; (b) loudly, shrilly; (c) fiercely; intensely; also, vigorously, eagerly [quot.: ?a1450];
sharpe lokinge
; (d) swiftly; with pun on sense (a) [2nd quot.];
sharpe
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