Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sharply \Sharp"ly\, adv.
   In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely.

         They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than
         the rude Irish.                          --Spenser.

         The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants.
                                                  --Hayward.

         You contract your eye when you would see sharply.
                                                  --Bacon.

Source : WordNet®

sharply
     adv 1: in an aggressive manner; "she was being sharply questioned"
            [syn: {aggressively}]
     2: in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan
        pottery was sharply defined" [syn: {crisply}]
     3: changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists
        sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here" [syn: {sharp}]
     4: very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that
        precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose
        sharply" [syn: {precipitously}]