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Meaning of sharper

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sharper

Pronunciation:/ˈʃɑɹpɚ/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily; not obtuse or rounded.

    Example: A face with sharp features

  2. Intelligent.

    Example: My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.

  3. Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).

  4. Higher in pitch than required.

    Example: The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.

noun

Definitions

  1. A swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.