sharpish
Adjectif
Somewhat sharp (sudden, abrupt).
Usage- informel
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The car made a sharpish turn.
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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.
Somewhat sharp; not blunt.
Usage- informel
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a sharpish knife
Adverbe
Rapidly, soon.
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You'd better mend your ways sharpish!
Packed my valise sharpish, afraid the ship might sail back to England with me still aboard; or rather, afraid of my letting this happen.
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Catrin: Don’t fuckin’ look at me you perv… He turns back, sharpish. Scott: Sorry.