- sharpish
- Adj. Quickly. E.g."You had better hurry to shops pretty damned sharpish, before they close"
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
sharpish
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sharpish — informal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ fairly sharp. ► ADVERB chiefly Brit. ▪ quickly; soon … English terms dictionary
sharpish — 1. adjective Somewhat sharp (sudden, abrupt). The car made a sharpish turn. 2. adverb Rapidly, soon. Youd better mend your ways sharpish! … Wiktionary
sharpish — [[t]ʃɑ͟ː(r)pɪʃ[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV after v If you do something sharpish, you do it quickly, without any delay. [BRIT, INFORMAL] She was asked to leave, sharpish … English dictionary
sharpish — sharp|ish [ˈʃa:pıʃ US ˈʃa:r ] adv BrE spoken quickly ▪ We d better leave pretty sharpish if we want to catch that bus … Dictionary of contemporary English
sharpish — adverb BrE spoken quickly: We d better leave pretty sharpish if we want to catch that bus … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sharpish — informal adjective fairly sharp. adverb chiefly Brit. quickly; soon … English new terms dictionary
sharpish — sharp·ish … English syllables
sharpish — UK [ˈʃɑː(r)pɪʃ] / US [ˈʃɑrpɪʃ] adverb British informal immediately and quickly … English dictionary
sharpish — Fairly or very quickly … A concise dictionary of English slang
sharpish — adj. & adv. colloq. adj. fairly sharp. adv. 1 fairly sharply. 2 quite quickly … Useful english dictionary
