All sharp synonyms
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S s adj sharp
- brusque β blunt or curt in manner or speech
- cuspidate β having a cusp or cusps
- graspable β to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- active β Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
- apprehensible β capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
- adroit β Someone who is adroit is quick and skilful in their thoughts, behaviour, or actions.
- ear piercing β hole in ear for jewellery
- fresh β newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- acute β An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'cafΓ©'.
- clear β Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- ambitious β Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
- hiemal β of or relating to winter; wintry.
- hyperborean β Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.
- clarion β a four-foot reed stop of trumpet quality on an organ
- angular β Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- in the ballpark β a tract of land where ball games, especially baseball, are played.
- insightful β characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
- algid β chilly or cold
- flyest β clever; keen; ingenious.
- intense β existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- curt β If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way.
- heart-rending β causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- natty β neatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce: a natty white uniform.
- dapper β A man who is dapper has a very neat and clean appearance, and is often also small and thin.
- knowhow β knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- fair-weather β used in or intended for fair weather only.
- accomplished β If someone is accomplished at something, they are very good at it.
- all ears β If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- ear-piercing β extremely harsh and irritating to the ear: ear-piercing noise.
- conic β having the shape of a cone
- acrid β An acrid smell or taste is strong and sharp, and usually unpleasant.
- hot-headed β hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash: Hotheaded people shouldn't drive cars.
- fireball β Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860β1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
adv sharp
- methodically β performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- all the way β You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
- as well β You use as well when mentioning something which happens in the same way as something else already mentioned, or which should be considered at the same time as that thing.
- at once β If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
adjective sharp
- judicious β using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic: judicious use of one's money.
- lancinating β to stab or pierce.
- racy β slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risquΓ©.
- hardboiled β Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- nobby β fashionable or elegant; stylish; chic.
- exquisite β Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
- fly β to move through the air using wings.
- foxlike β any of several carnivores of the dog family, especially those of the genus Vulpes, smaller than wolves, having a pointed, slightly upturned muzzle, erect ears, and a long, bushy tail.
- whipper β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- curdled β Containing curds.
- astucious β Subtle; cunning; astute.