sharpish
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Definition of sharpish
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
-
(informal, not-comparable)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.”
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adj
-
(informal, not-comparable)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.”
-
(informal, not-comparable)Somewhat sharp; not blunt.
“a sharpish knife”
adv
-
(informal, not-comparable)Rapidly, soon.
“You'd better mend your ways sharpish!”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From sharp + -ish.
Words you can make from sharpish
110 playable · top: PHISH (13 pts)
Best play phish 13 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
20 words4-letter words
37 words- HAHS 10 pts
- HASH 10 pts
- SHAH 10 pts
- HAPS 9 pts
- HARP 9 pts
- HASP 9 pts
- HIPS 9 pts
- PASH 9 pts
- PHIS 9 pts
- PISH 9 pts
- SHIP 9 pts
- AHIS 7 pts
- HAIR 7 pts
- HISS 7 pts
- RASH 7 pts
- SASH 7 pts
- SHRI 7 pts
- ASPS 6 pts
- PAIR 6 pts
- PARS 6 pts
- PASS 6 pts
- PIAS 6 pts
- PISS 6 pts
- PSIS 6 pts
- RAPS 6 pts
- RASP 6 pts
- RIPS 6 pts
- SAPS 6 pts
- SIPS 6 pts
- SPAR 6 pts
- SPAS 6 pts
- AIRS 4 pts
- RAIS 4 pts
- RIAS 4 pts
- SARI 4 pts
- SIRS 4 pts
- SRIS 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- HAH 9 pts
- SHH 9 pts
- HAP 8 pts
- HIP 8 pts
- PAH 8 pts
- PHI 8 pts
- AHI 6 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- RAH 6 pts
- SHA 6 pts
- ASP 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PAS 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIS 5 pts
- PSI 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- SAP 5 pts
- SIP 5 pts
- SPA 5 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ARS 3 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SIS 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
2-letter words
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