sharpish

English

Etymology

sharp +‎ -ish

Adjective

sharpish (not comparable)

1. (informal) Somewhat sharp (sudden, abrupt).

   The car made a sharpish turn.

   • 1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 144:

     On straights speed would quicken to what was apparently the maximum allowed on this stretch, 140 k.p.h., or 87.5 m.p.h., and then one would see the track disappearing ahead round a sharpish curve, for there are some of 35 and 40 chains' radius on this side of the summit as well.

2. (informal) Somewhat sharp; not blunt.

   a sharpish knife

Translations

not very sharp but not blunt

• Irish: foghéar
• Maori: koikoi
• Polish: cierpkawy (pl), ostrawy

Adverb

sharpish (not comparable)

1. (informal) Rapidly, soon.

   You'd better mend your ways sharpish!