sharp
adverb
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changing suddenly in direction and degree“the road twists sharply after the light”sharply
adjective
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marked by practical hardheaded intelligenceastuteshrewd
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(of something seen or heard) clearly defined“a sharp photographic image”crisp
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having or made by a thin edge or sharp point
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keenly and painfully felt“as if caused by a sharp edge or point”
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quick and forceful“a sharp blow”
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very sudden and in great amount or degree“a sharp drop in the stock market”
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extremely steepabruptprecipitousperpendicular
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having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tonesshrill
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(of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
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having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctionsacutediscriminatingknifelikeincisivekeenpenetrativepenetratingpiercing
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harsh“sharp criticism”unrelentingbrutalsharp-wordedtart
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ending in a sharp pointacuteacuateneedlelike
noun
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a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
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a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named