adverb · academic
sharply
UK/ˈʃɑːpli/US/ˈʃɑːrpli/SHARP·ly
task1
suddenly and by a large amount
Examples
“Unemployment fell sharply after the new law was introduced.”
“Prices rose sharply in the first quarter.”
“The chart shows a sharp decline followed by a small recovery.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following the subsidy cut, consumer spending fell sharply within six months.”
Collocations
- rise sharply / fall sharply
- drop sharply
Word family
sharp adjectivesharply adverbsharpness noun
Common mistakes
rose sharp→rose sharply
increase sharplyly→increase sharply
sharply increased→increased sharply
Say it for a higher band
5a lot→6bigly→7+sharply
Synonyms
steeply
dramatically
Easily confused
dramatically
“The number of tourists increased dramatically after the festival.”
steeply
“Housing prices rose steeply in urban areas.”
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