The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - sharply adv.

1) severely, sternly, harshly, cuttingly, acerbically, peremptorily, angrily, strictly, firmly: Her teacher sharply rebuked Hilary for smiling. 2) suddenly, quickly, abruptly, precipitously, precipitately: Prices increased sharply for the third day in succession. 3) acutely, distinctly, definitely, definitively: These new cameras automatically remain sharply focused on the object.