sharpish

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Definition of sharpish

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (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

  1. (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.”
  2. (informal, not-comparable)Somewhat sharp; not blunt.
    “a sharpish knife”

adv

  1. (informal, not-comparable)Rapidly, soon.
    “You'd better mend your ways sharpish!”

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Etymology

From sharp + -ish.

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