sharpish

/ ˈʃɑːpɪʃ /

adjective

A dark chap did once—through the ribs—it didn't feel so bad, a little sharpish at first; why didn't he aim a bit higher?

In five minutes they were all a-moving along in one mob at a pretty sharpish trot like a lot of store cattle.

We rode up sharpish, and showed our revolvers, singing out to him to 'bail up'.

My patience was exhausted, and I struck him a sharpish blow across the mouth, a hint that he took that he had better keep quiet.

There was something a little unsatisfactory in the countenance of this light-haired youth, with the sharpish upturned nose.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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