very suddenly and to a great degree; " conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; " prices rose sharply"

changing suddenly in direction and degree; " the road twists sharply after the light"; " turn sharp left here"

In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely.

In a sharp manner.

The Inspector turned sharply on Ayscough. – The Orange-Yellow Diamond by J. S. Fletcher

Her husband said nothing and she looked at him sharply. – What Rough Beast? by Jefferson Highe

" Will you please wake that young woman up," the lady remarked, a little sharply. – Without a Home by E. P. Roe

" Go and do your work," she said sharply. – Apron-Strings by Eleanor Gates

Mr. Davis asked sharply. – An Amateur Fireman by James Otis

It certainly was not, 'but perhaps it is better, ' she said to herself, 'that we have to get our living, for me at least'- her thoughts broke off sharply, and she passed out of the present into a long past time. – A Mummer's Wife by George Moore

" If they thought it was any of my business," she said sharply. – Her Weight in Gold by George Barr McCutcheon

But I will look out sharply for him, and for his father. – Fighting for the Right by Oliver Optic

Maltravers turned sharply round. – Alice, or The Mysteries, Book X by Edward Bulwer Lytton

Salis knew that she turned upon him very sharply, but he could not see her face. – The Man with a Shadow by George Manville Fenn

The other girl looked sharply at her. – The Portion of Labor by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

" Oh" Greta said sharply, coming up quickly behind him. – Undo-a-Novel-By-Joe-Hutsko by Hutsko, Joe

" They were probably asleep," said Wade a bit sharply. – Hidden Gold by Wilder Anthony

Mother looked at Missy sharply. – Missy by Dana Gatlin

" Both of you," said Simmy sharply. – From the Housetops by George Barr McCutcheon

I looked up sharply into the troubled face of the honest man. – Dwellers in the Hills by Melville Davisson Post

Again the man turned sharply. – Miss Billy by Eleanor H. Porter

" I believe that's all," she said, sharply. – Entire PG Edition of The Works of William Dean Howells by William Dean Howells

Dan'l asked sharply: " What's that, Mr. Tichel?" – The Sea Bride by Ben Ames Williams