Sharp"ly, adv. In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely.
They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than the rude
Irish.
Spenser.
The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants.
Hayward.
You contract your eye when you would see sharply.
Bacon.
Sharp"ness, n. [AS. scearpness.] The quality or condition of being
sharp; keenness; acuteness.
Sharp"saw` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The great titmouse; -- so called from its
harsh call notes. [Prov. Eng.]
Sharp"-set` (?), a. Eager in appetite or desire of gratification;
affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set.
The town is sharp-set on new plays.
Pope.
Sharp"shoot`er (?), n. One skilled in shooting at an object with
exactness; a good marksman.
Sharp"shoot`ing, n. A shooting with great precision and effect; hence,
a keen contest of wit or argument.
Sharp"-sight`ed (?), a. Having quick or acute sight; -- used literally
and figuratively. -- Sharp`-sight`ed*ness, n.
Sharp"tail` (?), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The pintail duck. (b) The pintail
grouse, or prairie chicken.
Sharp"-wit`ted (?), a. Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.
Shash (?), n. [See Sash.] 1. The scarf of a turban. [Obs.] Fuller.