adj. 25B6; adjective
a sharp knife : KEEN, razor-edged; sharpened, honed.
a sharp pain : EXCRUCIATING, agonizing, intense, stabbing, shooting, severe, acute, keen, fierce, searing; exquisite.
a sharp taste : TANGY, piquant, strong; ACIDIC, acid, sour, tart, pungent, acrid, bitter, acidulous.
a sharp cry of pain : LOUD, piercing, shrill, high-pitched, penetrating, harsh, strident, ear-splitting, deafening.
a sharp wind : COLD, chilly, chill, brisk, keen, penetrating, biting, icy, bitter, freezing, raw; informal nippy; Brit. informal parky.
sharp words : HARSH, bitter, cutting, scathing, caustic, barbed, trenchant, acrimonious, acerbic, sarcastic, sardonic, spiteful, venomous, malicious, vitriolic, vicious, hurtful, nasty, cruel, abrasive; informal bitchy, catty.
a sharp sense of loss : INTENSE, acute, keen, strong, bitter, fierce, heartfelt, overwhelming.
her nose is sharp : POINTED, tapering, tapered; spiky; informal pointy.
the lens brings it into sharp focus : DISTINCT, clear, crisp; stark, obvious, marked, definite, pronounced.
a sharp increase : SUDDEN, abrupt, rapid; steep, precipitous.
a sharp corner : HAIRPIN, tight.
a sharp drop : STEEP, sheer, abrupt, precipitous, vertical.
sharp eyes : KEEN, perceptive, observant, acute, beady, hawklike.
she was sharp and witty : PERCEPTIVE, percipient, perspicacious, incisive, sensitive, keen, acute, quick-witted, clever, shrewd, canny, astute, intelligent, intuitive, bright, alert, smart, quick off the mark, insightful, knowing; informal on the ball, quick on the uptake, savvy; Brit. informal suss; Scottish & N. English informal pawky; N. Amer. informal heads-up.
(informal) a sharp suit : SMART, stylish, fashionable, chic, modish, elegant; informal trendy, cool, snazzy, classy, flash, snappy, natty, nifty; N. Amer. informal fly, spiffy.
blunt, mild, sweet, soft, kind, rounded, indistinct, gradual, slow, weak, stupid, naive, untidy.
25B6; adverb
nine o'clock sharp : PRECISELY, exactly, on the dot; promptly, prompt, punctually, dead on; informal on the nose; N. Amer. informal on the button.
the recession pulled people up sharp : ABRUPTLY, suddenly, sharply, unexpectedly.
roughly.