English edit

Etymology edit

sharkish +‎ -ly

Adverb edit

sharkishly (comparative more sharkishly, superlative most sharkishly)

  1. In a sharkish manner.
    • 2015 July 23, A. O. Scott, “Review: In ‘Southpaw,’ Jake Gyllenhaal Tries to Box His Way Back From Tragedy”, in New York Times[1]:
      There are worse things to see at the multiplex than Ms. McAdams playing a tough cookie standing by her man, or Mr. Whitaker speaking hard truths over a glass of whiskey or a battered Bible, or 50 Cent smiling sharkishly in a beautiful suit.