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sharpish

/ ˈʃɑːpɪʃ /

adjective

  1. fairly sharp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adverb

  1. informal.
    promptly; quickly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

He left pretty sharpish out of a back door.

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Clark will ultimately be judged by results on the pitch - and Sutton need good results sharpish.

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For those worn out by the antics of their own household elf, rejoice in the knowledge the creepy little watcher - sorry, friendly little helper - will be disappearing back the North Pole sharpish overnight and you can relax and tuck into the sherry unobserved.

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Mr Yousaf needs to come up with some answers sharpish - or the questions will soon start to swirl about how long he has at the top.

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"I was chucked out of the players' WhatsApp group pretty sharpish," laughed Wigglesworth.

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