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What does sharply mean?

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Adverb
  1. In a sharp manner; pertaining to precision.
  2. (to describe breathing) Suddenly and intensely like a gasp, but typically as the result of a emotional reaction.
  3. In an intellectually alert and penetrating manner.
  4. Severely
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Use of these pesticides has declined sharply, though they continue to be used in many countries where raptors or their prey spend the winter.
If the polls are all wet and the final vote breaks sharply one way or the other, people will want to claim the election as a historic watershed.
The Japanese language includes sharply divergent styles of speech for men and women.
The prices of jute, potato, soyabean, cashew nut, pepper, rubber, green tea leaves, coconut, groundnut and coffee have fallen sharply.
Looking westwards, the land drops slightly at the Hope River gorge and then rises sharply again in Jacks Hill.
Kit's voice whined sharply, reminding Alan that he still hadn't answered Kit's question.

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