Etymologies
- sharp + -ish (Wiktionary)
Examples
“According to Tass, Lepper is threatening to impose restrictions on food exports via Poland to Ukraine and Russia unless the EU steps in sharpish.”
“We need to start it pretty sharpish really, because we don't want any more riots or young people getting arrested.”
The Guardian: Dion Dublin: 'I'm afraid of nobody' | Small Talk
“It seems to me that the glare of publicity would change their mind pretty sharpish in the present political climate.”
“(It was a local scrote in trouble, who knew EXACTLY how to get the filth there sharpish.) on August 31, 2009 at 9: 18 am Stonehead”
“If you want to slag off the cops from the met, i suggest you absent yourself from here sharpish.”
“Agreed about the point of getting off the street rather sharpish.”
“Equally, given Red Bull's ruthlessness with team orders at Silverstone, if there is any threat at all, expect Mark Webber to be told to move over, sharpish.”
The Guardian: Martin Whitmarsh: McLaren and Ferrari can put brakes on Red Bulls
“Germany's Angela Merkel, France's Nicolas Sarkozy and José Manuel Barroso of the European commission all insist that the job goes to a European – sharpish.”
“FUCK WHO WHY WHAT WHERE WHEN - do it sharpish, slap-happy - make it snappy”
“Pure is painful, it just burns when it touches the lips, and when I mixed it with fruit juice it ended the night fairly sharpish.”
Gladwell: cultural norms affect drinking! | Dr Vino's wine blog
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘sharpish’.
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what some opposites that don't exist:
hellish to heavenish?
asymmentrish
some(-not-so-)whatish?pro<i>ish</i>, proish, sharpish, sweetish, freshish, smartish, openish, giantish, beginish, clearish, chicish, ghostish and 55 more...
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Airborn
Words and phrases from Kenneth Oppel's book, Airborn.
running lights, starboard, bow, gondola, bullhorn, rudder man, gas cell, keel, catwalk, stern, cargo bay, machinist and 152 more...
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The Amulet of Samarkand
Words and phrases from Jonathan Stroud's The Amulet of Samarkand.
flunky, provenance, pare, rabbit in a covert, short shrift, bunker, trainers, tatty, lob, injunction, doss, bluster and 193 more...
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