sharpish

Somewhat keen-edged

Sharpish means fairly sharp, or more commonly in British English, fairly quickly: We'd better leave sharpish if we want to catch the train.

The -ish suffix softens the urgency slightly—not immediately, but without dawdling.

It's casual and conversational, rarely appearing in formal contexts.

sensename

soon

In brief time

shortly · pronto · snappily · hastily · speedily · rapidly · briskly · forthwith · posthaste · urgently

tone

curtly

Rudely brief in speech

abruptly · snappishly · crossly · tartly · pointedly · coldly · irritably · impatiently · gruffly · testily

degree

somewhat

To a moderate extent

  • fairlyModerately or equitably
  • ratherSomewhat, or by preference
  • quiteTo a notable degree

moderately · slightly · reasonably · kind of · a bit · sort of · mildly · partially · nearly · almost

Opposites
temporal urgency

sharpisheventually

At a later time

slowly · leisurely · gradually · in due course · unhurriedly

manner of approach

sharpishleisurely

Done without urgency

unhurriedly · casually · lackadaisically · languidly · lazily

precision/definition

sharpishblurry

Indistinct, lacking definition

fuzzy · soft · vague · indistinct · blurred

Family

sharp, sharpen, sharper, sharpness, sharply, sharpening, sharpened, sharpest, unsharpened

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