sharp

adjective

  1. 1

    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

    a smart businessman

    an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease

  2. 2

    (of something seen or heard) clearly defined

    a sharp photographic image

    the sharp crack of a twig

  3. 3

    having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing

    a sharp knife

    a pencil with a sharp point

  4. 4

    keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point

    a sharp pain

    sharp winds

  5. 5

    quick and forceful

    a sharp blow

  6. 6

    very sudden and in great amount or degree

    a sharp drop in the stock market

  7. 7

    extremely steep

    an abrupt canyon

    the precipitous rapids of the upper river

  8. 8

    having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones

    a shrill whistle

    a shrill gaiety

  9. 9

    (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone

    C sharp

  10. 10

    having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

    an acute observer of politics and politicians

    incisive comments

noun

  1. 1

    a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point

  2. 2

    a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named

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