sharp
adjective
having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing.
sharpest
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superlativeof sharp.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Now sharing a roster with Malachi Toney, the sharpest receiver he’s ever had, Mensah has somehow become even more accurate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Most frozen turkeys were trucked to stores before diesel’s sharpest increases, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
He wasn’t the most efficient, the most pristine, the sharpest — but he was fit to throw 98 pitches and six innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Manufacturing output fell 5 percent between June and July, the sharpest drop in 16 months.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
But Miggery Sow, as I pointed out to you before, was not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
