sharply (B2)
adverb
Pronunciation: /ˈʃɑːrpli/
Definition
To a great degree or extent; significantly.
Examples
The company's profits have increased sharply this quarter.
Public opinion has shifted sharply against the new policy.
The landscape changed sharply as we drove into the mountains.
How to Use sharply
- sharply increase (collocation)
- To increase by a large amount or degree. — "The cost of housing has sharply increased in the last decade."
- sharply decrease (collocation)
- To decrease by a large amount or degree. — "The company's profits sharply decreased due to the economic downturn."
- sharply divided (collocation)
- Having very different opinions or views. — "The country's population is sharply divided on the issue of immigration."
- sharply worded (collocation)
- Expressed in a very direct, critical, or severe way. — "The politician issued a sharply worded statement condemning the violence."
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