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Uncommonsharper
The correct spelling is sharper.
How to pronounce sharper
adjective
IPA: /ˈʃɑɹpɚ/
Say it like: Sha-rpe-r
The correct spelling is sharper. Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily; not obtuse or rounded. For example: "A face with sharp features"
Usage Examples
“A face with sharp features”
“My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.”
“The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily; not obtuse or rounded.
- 2.Intelligent.
- 3.Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
- 4.Higher in pitch than required.
- 5.Having an intense, acrid flavour.
noun
- 1.A swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.
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