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  • sharp criticism — harsh review, tough review …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sharp — [ʆɑːp ǁ ʆɑːrp] adjective a sharp increase, fall etc is very sudden and very big: • a sharp rise in interest rates • Unemployment generally brings a sharp fall in income. • The group reported a sharp decline in full year profits. sharply adverb …   Financial and business terms

  • criticism — noun 1 expressing disapproval of sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, fierce, harsh, heavy, intense, serious, severe, sharp, strident, strong …   Collocations dictionary

  • sharp — sharp1 [ ʃarp ] adjective *** ▸ 1 pointed ▸ 2 sudden & big/strong etc. ▸ 3 quick to notice/react ▸ 4 clear and with detail ▸ 5 showing someone is annoyed ▸ 6 clearly different ▸ 7 fashionable ▸ 8 with bitter flavor ▸ 9 wind/frost: very cold ▸ 10… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sharp — [[t]ʃɑ͟ː(r)p[/t]] ♦♦ sharps, sharper, sharpest 1) ADJ GRADED A sharp point or edge is very thin and can cut through things very easily. A sharp knife, tool, or other object has a point or edge of this kind. The other end of the twig is sharpened… …   English dictionary

  • sharp — I UK [ʃɑː(r)p] / US [ʃɑrp] adjective Word forms sharp : adjective sharp comparative sharper superlative sharpest *** 1) a sharp object has an edge that can cut or an end that is pointed Cut the melon in half using a sharp knife. The cage should… …   English dictionary

  • sharp*/*/*/ — [ʃɑːp] adj I 1) a sharp object has an edge that can cut or an end that is pointed a sharp knife[/ex] sharp teeth/claws[/ex] a sharp pencil[/ex] These scissors aren t very sharp.[/ex] 2) sudden and very big or severe a sharp rise in sales of… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • Criticism of Apple Inc. — Apple Inc. has received criticism for the use of sweatshop labor, environmental destruction, and unethical business practices. Additionally, it has been criticized[1][2] for its litigious legal policy of suing before first gathering all the facts …   Wikipedia

  • Criticism of Hugo Chávez — Hugo Chávez is a passionately disputed personality. Supporters view him as a socialist liberator, hailing him for promoting Latin American integration, fighting imperialism and neoliberalism, empowering Venezuela s poor and indigenous communities …   Wikipedia

  • sharp-worded — adjective harsh (Freq. 1) sharp criticism a sharp worded exchange a tart remark • Syn: ↑sharp, ↑tart • Similar to: ↑unpleasant …   Useful english dictionary

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