What does sharpish mean?
Sharpish means (informal) Somewhat sharp (sudden, abrupt)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(informal) Somewhat sharp (sudden, abrupt)..
The car made a sharpish turn.
On straights speed would quicken to what was apparently the maximum allowed on this stretch, 140 k.p.h., or 87.5 m.p.h., and then one would see the track disappearing ahead round a sharpish curve, for there are some of 35 and 40 chains' radius on this side of the summit as well.
a sharpish knife
You'd better mend your ways sharpish!
Use sharpish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sharpish means (informal) Somewhat sharp (sudden, abrupt)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The car made a sharpish turn.
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