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Webster 1913 Edition
Sharply
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sharply
SH'ARPLY
,adv.
1. With a keen edge or a fine point.
2. Severely; rigorously; roughly.
They are to be more sharply chastised and reformed than the rude Irish.