Sharp

Adjective

 * 1) Able to cut easily.
 * I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving.
 * 1)  Intelligent.
 * ''My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.
 * 1) Able to pierce easily; pointed.
 * Ernest made the pencil too sharp and accidentally stabbed himself with it.
 * 1)  Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the name of the note followed by the symbol ♯).
 * 2)  Higher in pitch than required.
 * 3) * The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.
 * 4) Having an intense, acrid flavour.''
 * 5) * Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated.
 * 6) sudden and intense.
 * 7) * A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions.
 * 8)  Illegal or dishonest.''
 * 9) * Michael had a number of sharp ventures that he kept off the books.
 * 10) Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
 * You'll need sharp aim to make that shot.
 * 1) Offensive, critical, or acrimonious, as sharp criticism.
 * ''When the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out.
 * 1)  Stylish or attractive.
 * You look so sharp in that tuxedo!
 * 1) Observant; alert; acute.
 * Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. I don't want them to escape!
 * 1) Forming a small angle;  forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
 * Drive down Main for three quarters of a mile, then make a sharp right turn onto Pine.
 * 1) *1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
 * The street down which Warwick had come intersected Front Street at a sharp angle in front of the old hotel, forming a sort of flatiron block at the junction, known as Liberty Point

Synonyms

 * keen, razor, razor-sharp
 * brainy, bright, intelligent, keen, smart, witty
 * pointed
 * acrid, pungent
 * abrupt, acute, stabbing
 * dishonest, dodgy, illegal, illicit, underhand
 * accurate, exact, keen, precise
 * acrimonious, bitter, cutting, harsh, hostile, nasty
 * chic, elegant, smart, stylish
 * acute, alert, keen, observant, sharp-eyed

Antonyms

 * blunt, dull
 * dim, dim-witted, slow, slow-witted, thick
 * blunt
 * flat
 * flat
 * bland, insipid, tasteless
 * dull
 * above-board, honest, legit, legitimate, reputable
 * inaccurate, imprecise
 * complimentary, flattering, friendly, kind, nice
 * inelegant, scruffy, shabby
 * unobservant

Adverb

 * 1)  Exactly.
 * I'll see you at twelve o'clock sharp.
 * 1)  In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.
 * I didn't enjoy the concert much because the tenor kept going sharp on the high notes.

Synonyms

 * exactly, on the dot, precisely

Noun

 * 1)  The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.
 * 2) * The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp).
 * 3) * ''Transposition frequently is harder to read because of all the sharps and flats on the staff.
 * 4)  A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
 * 5)  A note that is sharp in a particular key.
 * 6) * The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps.
 * 7)  The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
 * 8) * Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" is written in C♯ minor (C sharp minor.)
 * 9) Something which is sharp; usually used in the plural.
 * 10) * Place sharps in the specially marked red container for safe disposal.
 * 11)  A hypodermic syringe.
 * 12)  A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery.
 * 13) A dishonest person; a cheater.
 * The casino kept in the break room a set of pictures of known sharps for the bouncers to see.

Verb

 * 1)  To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
 * That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!

Adverbs for Sharp
maliciously;  unnecessarily;   deliberately; bitterly; viciously; purposely; hatefully; spitefully; resentfully; venomously; designedly; cunningly; insinuatingly; incisively; antagonistically; needlessly; unwisely; mercilessly; obnoxiously; churlishly; snarlingly; rancourously; unsparingly; bitingly; adroitly; strategically; unwontedly; naturally; subtly; sensibly; schemingly; extremely; alertly; shrewdly; mysteriously; indubitably; obviously; supremely; unexpectedly; infallibly; infinitely; broadly; precociously; sympathetically; astoundingly; sagaciously; politically; cleverly; profoundly; deeply.

Thesaurus
Admirable Crichton, Attic, Machiavellian, Machiavellic, Siberian, V-shaped, Y-shaped, abrupt, abruptly, absonant, absorbing, accidental, accurately, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acicular, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acuminate, acute, adept, adroit, adventurer, affecting, afflictive, aggressive, agile, agonizing, akimbo, alacritous, alert, alertly, algid, alive, amaroidal, angular, apt, arch, arctic, argute, artful, artisan, artist, asperous, astringent, astute, at the gun, atonal, atrocious, attache, attentive, attentively, austere, authority, awake, bang, bearish, beastly, below zero, bent, betting ring, bettor, biting, bitter, bitter as gall, bitterly cold, bleak, bluff, blunt, bold, boneshaker, boreal, brainy, brash, braw, breakneck, breve, bright, brilliant, brisk, brumal, brusque, bunco artist, bunco steerer, cacophonous, cagey, calculating, canny, cardshark, cardsharp, cardsharper, carefully, carpetbagger, caustic, cavalier, cheerless, chic, chiseling, churlish, classy, clever, clothes-conscious, coarse, cold, cold as charity, cold as death, cold as ice, cold as marble, collusive, comfortless, compulsive gambler, con artist, con man, confidence man, connaisseur, connoisseur, consultant, cordon bleu, cornered, corroding, corrosive, cosmopolitan, covinous, crack shot, cracked, craftsman, crafty, cramping, crap shooter, creaky, crimp, crisp, crooked, crotched, crotchet, cruel, crusty, cunning, curt, cuspidate, cute, cutting, dapper, dash, dashing, dead shot, deceitful, deep, deep-felt, deep-laid, deepgoing, demisemiquaver, deplorable, depressing, depressive, designing, dexterous, diaphonic, diplomat, diplomatic, diplomatist, discomforting, disconsonant, discordant, disharmonic, disharmonious, dishonest, dismal, dismaying, dispatchful, dissonant, distressful, distressing, dolorific, dolorogenic, dolorous, dominant, dominant note, double whole note, double-edged, drastic, dreary, dressed to advantage, dressed to kill, dressy, drilling, droll, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, edge, edged, eighth note, elder statesman, elegant, enharmonic, enharmonic note, escharotic, exactly, excessive, excruciating, exorbitant, expeditious, experienced hand, expert, expert consultant, exquisite, extravagant, extreme, facetious, false, falsehearted, fashionable, fast, featheredged, feline, fierce, finagling, fine, flat, fly, forked, foxy, fraudulent, freezing, freezing cold, frigid, funny, furcal, furcate, furious, furtive, gambler, gamester, gelid, geniculate, geniculated, genteel, gifted, glacial, gnawing, graduate, grating, grave, great, grievous, griping, gruff, guileful, half note, handy man, hard, harrowing, harsh, hastily, hazarder, headlong, heartfelt, hemidemisemiquaver, hep, hibernal, hiemal, high, high-pitched, homefelt, hone, hooked, horse coper, horse trader, hot, howling, humorous, humorsome, hurtful, hurting, hyperborean, ice-cold, ice-encrusted, icelike, icy, immelodious, immoderate, impetuously, impulsively, incisive, inclement, inconsiderate, indelible, indirect, ingenious, inharmonic, inharmonious, insidious, intelligent, intemperate, intense, inventive, irritating, jackleg, jagged, jaunty, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joky, joshing, journeyman, joyless, keen, keen-edged, keen-witted, keening, knee-shaped, knifelike, knowing, lamentable, land pirate, land shark, land-grabber, like a flash, like a thunderbolt, loud, malicious, malignant, marked, marksman, minim, mordacious, mordant, mortgage shark, mournful, moving, musical note, musicless, nasty, natty, natural, neat, needle-sharp, nifty, nimble, nimble-witted, nipping, nippy, no dumbbell, no slouch, nobby, nonmelodious, nose-piercing, nose-tickling, not born yesterday, note, numbing, observant, odorous, of a sudden, off, off-key, off-tone, on short notice, on the, on the alert, on the ball, on the button, on the dot, on the instant, on the job, on the minute, on the nose, on time, original, out of pitch, out of tone, out of tune, outrageous, painful, paralyzing, paroxysmal, patent note, pathetic, pawky, peaked, peaky, penetrating, perceptive, pervading, pettifogger, petty gambler, piercing, piker, pinching, piping, piquant, pitchman, piteous, pitiable, player, plop, plump, plunger, plunging, plunk, poignant, pointed, poisonous, politic, politician, pop, posh, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitous, precipitously, precisely, pro, professional, professor, proficient, profound, prompt, punctually, pungent, punter, quarter note, quaver, qui vive, quick, quick-thinking, quick-witted, racking, rapid, rapier-like, raucous, raw, razor-edged, ready, recherche, reedy, reeking, regrettable, report, resourceful, responding note, right, rigorous, ritzy, rough, rueful, sad, saddening, salt, salty, sarcastic, sardonic, savant, saw-toothed, sawtooth, scathing, scheming, scintillating, scorching, screaky, screeching, screechy, semibreve, semiquaver, sensitive, serpentine, serrate, set, severe, shall, shaped note, shark, sharp-cornered, sharp-sighted, sharp-witted, sharpened, sharper, sharpie, sharply, sheer, shifty, shooting, short, shortchanger, shrewd, shrieking, shrieky, shrill, shyster, sixteenth note, sixty-fourth note, slap, sleek, sleepless, sleety, slick, slicker, slippery, slushy, sly, smack, smack-dab, smart, smooth, smug, snaky, snappy, snazzy, sneaky, snippy, soigne, soignee, sophistical, sophisticated, sore, sorrowful, sour, spang, sparkling, spasmatic, spasmic, spasmodic, speculator, speedy, spiccato, spicy, spieler, spiffy, spiteful, splitting, sport, sporting man, sportsman, sprightly, spruce, spry, square, squarely, squeaking, squeaky, stabbing, staccato, startlingly, statesman, stealthy, steel-trap, steep, stinging, stone-cold, strategic, strict, strident, stringent, strong, strong-scented, strong-smelling, style-conscious, stylish, subtile, subtle, subzero, sudden, suddenly, suffocating, supercooled, supple, surly, surprisingly, surreptitious, sustained note, swank, swanky, swell, swift, swish, tactical, talented, tangy, tart, technical adviser, technician, tercet, thin, thirty-second note, thoughtless, tinhorn, tipster, to the minute, tone, tony, tormenting, torturous, touching, tough, tout, treacherous, treble, trenchant, trendy, trickish, tricksy, tricky, trig, trim, triplet, truculent, tuneless, two-edged, two-faced, ululant, unawares, unblinking, unceremonious, uncomfortable, unconscionable, underhand, underhanded, unethical, unexpectedly, ungracious, unharmonious, unkind, unmelodious, unmusical, unnodding, unscrupulous, unsleeping, untunable, untuned, untuneful, unwinking, vehement, venomous, venturer, vertical, violent, virulent, vitriolic, vivid, vulpine, wagerer, wailing, wakeful, wary, well-dressed, well-groomed, whet, whimsical, whining, whistling, whole note, wide-awake, wily, winterbound, winterlike, wintery, wintry, withering, without notice, without warning, witty, woebegone, woeful, wretched, zigzag

Etymology
From scearp:, from  (cf. West Frisian skerp:, Dutch scherp:, German scharf:), from  (cf. Irish cearb: 'keen; cutting', Latin aacerbus: 'tart, bitter', Tocharian B kärpye: 'rough', Latvian skârbs: 'sharp, rough', Russian undefined: 'notch', Albanian tharbët: 'sour'), from *(s)ker- 'to cut'. More at.

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 * : llest (2), punxegut (3), sostingut (4)
 * : intelligent (intelligente ) (2), pointu  (pointue ) (3), dièse   (4)


 * : ascuţit (2, 3), diez (4)
 * : listo (2), puntiagudo (3), sostenido (4)
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 * Russian: ровно
 * Spanish: en punto

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Anagrams

 * harps

Derived terms
double sharp

Verb

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