scherp
Meaning
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- sharp, able to cut easily
- alert, on the ball
- clever, intelligent, witty
- acute, having a small angle
- in focus, clearly visible, not blurry
- hot, spicy
Concepts
sharp
acute
acrid
acrimonious
poignant
keen
waspish
lurid
shrill
precise
bitter
tart
trenchant
pungent
mordacious
nasty
racy
exactly
acerbic
astringent
harsh
pointed
nutty
caustic
cutting
live
lively
subtle
accurately
faithfully
narrowly
acid
sour
acidulous
accurate
biting
poignantly
precisely
pungently
severe
sharply
shrewd
thin
delicate
fine
light
witty
strident
promptly
punctually
regularly
active
adroit
alert
brisk
perky
sprightly
sprited
spry
vigorous
vivacious
appropriately
equitably
fairly
graphically
just
just now
justly
newly
relevantly
validly
sharp-toned
snappy
tard
spicy
peak
spiked
top
exact
faithful
strict
brilliant
exemplary
fantastic
notable
noteworthy
noticeable
outstanding
prominent
remarkable
salient
penetrating
bleak
abrasive
close
definite
edged
incisive
nice
nippy
quick
keen-edged
pointy
in focus
jittery
stinging
long
narrow
argute
edgy
well-turned
peppery
mordant
stringent
acuminate
peaked
stringently
acidly
razor-edge
beamy
fulgent
lustrous
radiant
radious
resplendent
fierce
having
piercing
sharp point
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sxɛrp/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch scharp, scherp, from Old Dutch skarp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.
scherpen
to sharpen
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