sharply

/ˈʃɑːpli/

/ˈʃɑːr-/ adverb

Definition

› in a way that is sudden and very noticeable: rise/fall sharply Inflation has risen sharply. Dealer sales fell sharply in August.

› severely and angrily: I wrote them a sharply-worded letter of complaint. Some lawmakers sharply criticized the proposal.

(Definition of sharply adverb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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