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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SH'ARP, a.
1. Having a very thin edge or a fine point; keen; acute; not blunt. Thus we may say, a sharp knife, or a sharp needle. A sharp edge easily severs a substance; a sharp point is easily made to penetrate,it.
2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse; as, a hills terminates in a sharp peak, or a sharp ridge.
3. Forming an acute or too small angle at the ridge; as a sharp roof.
4. Acute of mind; quick to discern or distinguish; penetrating; ready at invention; witty; ingenious.
Nothing makes men sharper than want. Addison.
Many other things belong to the material world, wherein the sharpest philosophers have not yet obtained clear ideas. Watts.
5. Being of quick or nice perception; applied to the senses or organs of perception; as a sharp eye; sharp sight.
6. Affecting the organs of taste like fine points; piercing; penetrating; shrill; as sharp vinegar; sharp tasted citrons.
7. Affecting the organs of hearing like sharp points; poercing; penetrating; shrill; as a sharp sound or voice; a sharp not or tone; opposed to a flat note or sound.
8. Severe; harsh; biting; sarcastic; as sharp words; sharp rebuke.
-Be thy words severe,
Sharp as he merits; but the sword forbear. Dryden.
9. Severely rigid; quick or severe in punishing; cruel.
To that place the sharp Athenian law
Cannot pursue us. Shak.
10. Eager for food; keen; as a sharp appetite.
11. Eager in pursuit; deen in quest,
My faulchion now is sharp and passing empty. Shak.
12. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; as a sharp contest.
A sharp assault already is begun. Dryden.
13. Keen; severe; pungent; as sharp pain.
14. Very painful or distressing; as sharp tribulation; a sharp fit of the gout.
15. Very attentive or vigilant.
Sharp at her utmost ken she cast her eyes. Dryden.
16. Making nice calculations of profit; or close and exact in making bargains or demanding dues.
17. Biting; pinching; piercing; as sharp air; sharp wind or weather.
18. Subtil; nice; witty; acute; used of things; as a sharp discourse.
19. Among workmen, hard; as sharp sand.
20. Emanciated; lean; thin; as a sharp visage.
To brace sharp, in seamanship, to turn the yards to the most oblique position possible, that the ship may lay well up to the wind.
SH'ARP, n.
1. In music, an acute sound.
2. A note artificially raised a semitone; or,
3. The character which directs the note to be thus elevated; opposed to a flat, which depresses a note a semitone.
4. A pointed weapon. [Not in use.]
SH'ARP, v.t.
1. To make keen or acute.
2. To render quick.
3. To mark with a sharp, in musical composition; or to raise a not a semitone.
SH'ARP, v.i. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" [syn: crisp, sharp]
2: ending in a sharp point [syn: acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike]
3: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp]
4: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow" [syn: astute, sharp, shrewd]
5: harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark" [syn: sharp, sharp-worded, tart]
6: having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety" [syn: shrill, sharp]
7: extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" [syn: abrupt, precipitous, sharp]
8: keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds" [ant: dull]
9: having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point" [ant: dull]
10: (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp" [ant: flat, natural]
11: very sudden and in great amount or degree; "a sharp drop in the stock market"
12: quick and forceful; "a sharp blow" n
1: a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
2: a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point adv
1: changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes" [syn: sharply, sharp, acutely]

Merriam Webster's

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Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scearp; akin to Old High German scarf sharp and perhaps to Old English scrapian to scrape — more at scrape Date: before 12th century 1. adapted to cutting or piercing: as a. having a thin keen edge or fine point b. briskly or bitingly cold ; nipping <a sharp wind> 2. a. keen in intellect ; quick-witted b. keen in perception ; acute <sharp sight> c. keen in attention ; vigilant <keep a sharp lookout> d. keen in attention to one's own interest sometimes to the point of being unethical <a sharp trader>; also corrupt, unethical <sharp business practices> 3. keen in spirit or action: as a. full of activity or energy ; brisk <sharp blows> b. capable of acting or reacting strongly; especially caustic 4. severe, harsh: as a. inclined to or marked by irritability or anger <a sharp temper> b. causing intense mental or physical distress <a sharp pain> c. cutting in language or import <a sharp rebuke> 5. affecting the senses or sense organs intensely: as a. (1) having a strong odor or flavor <sharp cheese> (2) acrid b. having a strong piercing sound c. having the effect of or involving a sudden brilliant display of light <a sharp flash> 6. a. terminating in a point or edge <sharp features> b. involving an abrupt or marked change especially in direction <a sharp turn> c. clear in outline or detail ; distinct <a sharp image> d. set forth with clarity and distinctness <sharp contrast> 7. a. of a tone raised a half step in pitch b. higher than the proper pitch c. major, augmented — used of an interval in music 8. stylish, dressy • sharply adverb • sharpness noun Synonyms: sharp, keen, acute mean having or showing alert competence and clear understanding. sharp implies quick perception, clever resourcefulness, or sometimes questionable trickiness <sharp enough to spot a confidence game>. keen suggests quickness, enthusiasm, and a penetrating mind <a keen observer of the political scene>. acute implies a power to penetrate and may suggest subtlety and sharpness of discrimination <an acute sense of style>. II. adverb Date: before 12th century 1. in a sharp manner 2. exactly <
1:15 sharp> III. noun Date: 14th century one that is sharp: as a. a sharp edge or point b. (1) a musical note or tone one half step higher than a note or tone named (2) a character ? on a line or space of the musical staff indicating a pitch a half step higher than the degree would indicate without it c. a needle with a small eye for sewing by hand d. a real or self-proclaimed expert; also sharper IV. verb Date: 1662 transitive verb to raise (as a musical tone) in pitch; especially to raise in pitch by a half step intransitive verb to sing or play above the proper pitch

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1 having an edge or point able to cut or pierce. 2 tapering to a point or edge. 3 abrupt, steep, angular (a sharp fall; a sharp turn). 4 well-defined, clean-cut. 5 a severe or intense (has a sharp temper). b (of food etc.) pungent, keen (a sharp appetite). c (of a frost) severe, hard. 6 (of a voice or sound) shrill and piercing. 7 (of sand etc.) composed of angular grains. 8 (of words or temper etc.) harsh or acrimonious (had a sharp tongue). 9 (of a person) acute; quick to perceive or comprehend. 10 quick to take advantage; artful, unscrupulous, dishonest. 11 vigorous or brisk. 12 Mus. a above the normal pitch. b (of a key) having a sharp or sharps in the signature. c (C, F, etc., sharp) a semitone higher than C, F, etc. 13 colloq. stylish or flashy with regard to dress. --n. 1 Mus. a a note raised a semitone above natural pitch. b the sign (**) indicating this. 2 colloq. a swindler or cheat. 3 a fine sewing-needle. --adv. 1 punctually (at nine o'clock sharp). 2 suddenly, abruptly, promptly (pulled up sharp). 3 at a sharp angle. 4 Mus. above the true pitch (sings sharp). --v. 1 intr. archaic cheat or swindle at cards etc. 2 tr. US Mus. make sharp. Phrases and idioms: sharp end colloq. 1 the bow of a ship. 2 the scene of direct action or decision. sharp practice dishonest or barely honest dealings. sharp-set 1 set with a sharp edge. 2 hungry. Derivatives: sharply adv. sharpness n. Etymology: OE sc(e)arp f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sharp Sharp, v. i. 1. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper. --L'Estrange. 2. (Mus.) To sing above the proper pitch.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sharp Sharp, a. [Compar. Sharper; superl. Sharpest.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. Escarp, Scrape, Scorpion.] 1. Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen. He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point. --Shak. 2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features. 3. Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash. 4. (Mus.) (a) High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone. (b) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C[sharp]), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C. (c) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat. 5. Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air. Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. --Shak. The morning sharp and clear. --Cowper. In sharpest perils faithful proved. --Keble. 6. Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke. ``That sharp look.'' --Tennyson. To that place the sharp Athenian law Can not pursue us. --Shak. Be thy words severe, Sharp as merits but the sword forbear. --Dryden. 7. Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment. Nothing makes men sharper . . . than want. --Addison. Many other things belong to the material world, wherein the sharpest philosophers have never ye? arrived at clear and distinct ideas. --L. Watts. 8. Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite. 9. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. ``In sharp contest of battle.'' --Milton. A sharp assault already is begun. --Dryden. 10. Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer. The necessity of being so sharp and exacting. --Swift. 11. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand. --Moxon. 12. Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve. 13. (Phonetics) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated. Note: Sharp is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sharp-cornered, sharp-edged, sharp-pointed, sharp-tasted, sharp-visaged, etc. Sharp practice, the getting of an advantage, or the attempt to do so, by a tricky expedient. To brace sharp, or To sharp up (Naut.), to turn the yards to the most oblique position possible, that the ship may lie well up to the wind. Syn: Keen; acute; piercing; penetrating; quick; sagacious; discerning; shrewd; witty; ingenious; sour; acid; tart; pungent; acrid; severe; poignant; biting; acrimonious; sarcastic; cutting; bitter; painful; afflictive; violent; harsh; fierce; ardent; fiery.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sharp Sharp, adv. 1. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. --M. Arnold. The head [of a spear] full sharp yground. --Chaucer. You bite so sharp at reasons. --Shak. 2. Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp. [Colloq.] Look sharp, attend; be alert. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sharp Sharp, n. 1. A sharp tool or weapon. [Obs.] If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps, gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs. --Collier. 2. (Mus.) (a) The character [[sharp]] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch. (b) A sharp tone or note. --Shak. 3. A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly. [Prov. Eng.] --C. Kingsley. 4. A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps. 5. pl. Same as Middlings, 1. 6. An expert. [Slang]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sharp Sharp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sharped; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharping.] 1. To sharpen. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. (Mus.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sharps, sharper, sharpest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. 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 into a sharp point to use as a toothpick... Using a sharp knife, cut away the pith and peel from both fruits... ? blunt ADJ 2. You can describe a shape or an object as sharp if part of it or one end of it comes to a point or forms an angle. His nose was thin and sharp. ADJ 3. A sharp bend or turn is one that changes direction suddenly. I was approaching a fairly sharp bend that swept downhill to the left. = tight ADJ • Sharp is also an adverb. Do not cross the bridge but turn sharp left to go down on to the towpath. ADV: ADV adv • sharply Room number nine was at the far end of the corridor where it turned sharply to the right. ADV: ADV after v 4. If you describe someone as sharp, you are praising them because they are quick to notice, hear, understand, or react to things. He is very sharp, a quick thinker and swift with repartee... ADJ [approval] 5. If someone says something in a sharp way, they say it suddenly and rather firmly or angrily, for example because they are warning or criticizing you. That ruling had drawn sharp criticism from civil rights groups. ADJ • sharply 'You've known,' she said sharply, 'and you didn't tell me?' ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj 6. A sharp change, movement, or feeling occurs suddenly, and is great in amount, force, or degree. There's been a sharp rise in the rate of inflation... He felt a sharp pain in the abductor muscle in his right thigh. ADJ • sharply Unemployment among the over forties has risen sharply in recent years... ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj 7. A sharp difference, image, or sound is very easy to see, hear, or distinguish. Many people make a sharp distinction between humans and other animals... We heard a voice sing out in a clear, sharp tone. ADJ: usu ADJ n • sharply Opinions on this are sharply divided... ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj 8. A sharp taste or smell is rather strong or bitter, but is often also clear and fresh. ...a colourless, almost odourless liquid with a sharp, sweetish taste... ADJ 9. Sharp is used after stating a particular time to show that something happens at exactly the time stated. She planned to unlock the store at 8.00 sharp this morning. = precisely ADV: n ADV 10. Sharp is used after a letter representing a musical note to show that the note should be played or sung half a tone higher. Sharp is often represented by the symbol ?. A solitary viola plucks a lonely, soft F sharp. ? flat N-COUNT: usu n N 11. see also razor-sharp

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. 1. Acute, keen, trenchant. 2. Pointed, peaked, ridged. 3. Sagacious, apt, shrewd, astute, acute, penetrating, subtle, perspicacious, discerning, discriminating, ingenious, inventive, witty, quick, clever, ready, smart, clear, sharp-sighted, quick-sighted, keen-eyed, keen-witted, sharp-witted, clear-sighted, long-headed, cunning. 4. Subtle, acute, witty, astute, shrewd, nice. 5. Biting, pungent, hot, burning, stinging, mordacious, acrid, sour, bitter, acid, poignant, piquant, high-flavored, high-seasoned. 6. Severe, harsh, acrimonious, keen, sarcastic, caustic, cutting, tart, pointed, biting, trenchant. 7. Rigid, cruel, hard, severe. 8. Keen, eager, hungry. 9. Distressing, poignant, intense, very painful, afflicting, severe, violent, sore, acute, keen, piercing, subtile, excruciating. 10. Pinching, piercing, nipping, biting. 11. Strong, eager, fierce, ardent, violent, fiery, impetuous. 12. Gritty, hard. 13. Lean, thin, emaciated, meagre. 14. Shrill, high, piercing. 15. Keen, penetrating, piercing, severe, attentive, vigilant. 16. Shrewd, exacting, close. II. v. a. Sharpen, make keen.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Subtle, acute, quick-witted; also a sharper or cheat, in opposition to a flat, dupe, or gull. Sharp's the word and quick's the motion with him; said of any one very attentive to his own interest, and apt to take all advantages. Sharp set; hungry.

Moby Thesaurus

Admirable Crichton, Attic, Machiavellian, Machiavellic, Siberian, V-shaped, Y-shaped, abrupt, abruptly, absonant, absorbing, accidental, accurately, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acicular, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acuminate, acute, adept, adroit, adventurer, affecting, afflictive, aggressive, agile, agonizing, akimbo, alacritous, alert, alertly, algid, alive, amaroidal, angular, apt, arch, arctic, argute, artful, artisan, artist, asperous, astringent, astute, at the gun, atonal, atrocious, attache, attentive, attentively, austere, authority, awake, bang, bearish, beastly, below zero, bent, betting ring, bettor, biting, bitter, bitter as gall, bitterly cold, bleak, bluff, blunt, bold, boneshaker, boreal, brainy, brash, braw, breakneck, breve, bright, brilliant, brisk, brumal, brusque, bunco artist, bunco steerer, cacophonous, cagey, calculating, canny, cardshark, cardsharp, cardsharper, carefully, carpetbagger, caustic, cavalier, cheerless, chic, chiseling, churlish, classy, clever, clothes-conscious, coarse, cold, cold as charity, cold as death, cold as ice, cold as marble, collusive, comfortless, compulsive gambler, con artist, con man, confidence man, connaisseur, connoisseur, consultant, cordon bleu, cornered, corroding, corrosive, cosmopolitan, covinous, crack shot, cracked, craftsman, crafty, cramping, crap shooter, creaky, crimp, crisp, crooked, crotched, crotchet, cruel, crusty, cunning, curt, cuspidate, cute, cutting, dapper, dash, dashing, dead shot, deceitful, deep, deep-felt, deep-laid, deepgoing, demisemiquaver, deplorable, depressing, depressive, designing, dexterous, diaphonic, diplomat, diplomatic, diplomatist, discomforting, disconsonant, discordant, disharmonic, disharmonious, dishonest, dismal, dismaying, dispatchful, dissonant, distressful, distressing, dolorific, dolorogenic, dolorous, dominant, dominant note, double whole note, double-edged, drastic, dreary, dressed to advantage, dressed to kill, dressy, drilling, droll, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, edge, edged, eighth note, elder statesman, elegant, enharmonic, enharmonic note, escharotic, exactly, excessive, excruciating, exorbitant, expeditious, experienced hand, expert, expert consultant, exquisite, extravagant, extreme, facetious, false, falsehearted, fashionable, fast, featheredged, feline, fierce, finagling, fine, flat, fly, forked, foxy, fraudulent, freezing, freezing cold, frigid, funny, furcal, furcate, furious, furtive, gambler, gamester, gelid, geniculate, geniculated, genteel, gifted, glacial, gnawing, graduate, grating, grave, great, grievous, griping, gruff, guileful, half note, handy man, hard, harrowing, harsh, hastily, hazarder, headlong, heartfelt, hemidemisemiquaver, hep, hibernal, hiemal, high, high-pitched, homefelt, hone, hooked, horse coper, horse trader, hot, howling, humorous, humorsome, hurtful, hurting, hyperborean, ice-cold, ice-encrusted, icelike, icy, immelodious, immoderate, impetuously, impulsively, incisive, inclement, inconsiderate, indelible, indirect, ingenious, inharmonic, inharmonious, insidious, intelligent, intemperate, intense, inventive, irritating, jackleg, jagged, jaunty, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joky, joshing, journeyman, joyless, keen, keen-edged, keen-witted, keening, knee-shaped, knifelike, knowing, lamentable, land pirate, land shark, land-grabber, like a flash, like a thunderbolt, loud, malicious, malignant, marked, marksman, minim, mordacious, mordant, mortgage shark, mournful, moving, musical note, musicless, nasty, natty, natural, neat, needle-sharp, nifty, nimble, nimble-witted, nipping, nippy, no dumbbell, no slouch, nobby, nonmelodious, nose-piercing, nose-tickling, not born yesterday, note, numbing, observant, odorous, of a sudden, off, off-key, off-tone, on short notice, on the, on the alert, on the ball, on the button, on the dot, on the instant, on the job, on the minute, on the nose, on time, original, out of pitch, out of tone, out of tune, outrageous, painful, paralyzing, paroxysmal, patent note, pathetic, pawky, peaked, peaky, penetrating, perceptive, pervading, pettifogger, petty gambler, piercing, piker, pinching, piping, piquant, pitchman, piteous, pitiable, player, plop, plump, plunger, plunging, plunk, poignant, pointed, poisonous, politic, politician, pop, posh, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitous, precipitously, precisely, pro, professional, professor, proficient, profound, prompt, punctually, pungent, punter, quarter note, quaver, qui vive, quick, quick-thinking, quick-witted, racking, rapid, rapier-like, raucous, raw, razor-edged, ready, recherche, reedy, reeking, regrettable, report, resourceful, responding note, right, rigorous, ritzy, rough, rueful, sad, saddening, salt, salty, sarcastic, sardonic, savant, saw-toothed, sawtooth, scathing, scheming, scintillating, scorching, screaky, screeching, screechy, semibreve, semiquaver, sensitive, serpentine, serrate, set, severe, shall, shaped note, shark, sharp-cornered, sharp-sighted, sharp-witted, sharpened, sharper, sharpie, sharply, sheer, shifty, shooting, short, shortchanger, shrewd, shrieking, shrieky, shrill, shyster, sixteenth note, sixty-fourth note, slap, sleek, sleepless, sleety, slick, slicker, slippery, slushy, sly, smack, smack-dab, smart, smooth, smug, snaky, snappy, snazzy, sneaky, snippy, soigne, soignee, sophistical, sophisticated, sore, sorrowful, sour, spang, sparkling, spasmatic, spasmic, spasmodic, speculator, speedy, spiccato, spicy, spieler, spiffy, spiteful, splitting, sport, sporting man, sportsman, sprightly, spruce, spry, square, squarely, squeaking, squeaky, stabbing, staccato, startlingly, statesman, stealthy, steel-trap, steep, stinging, stone-cold, strategic, strict, strident, stringent, strong, strong-scented, strong-smelling, style-conscious, stylish, subtile, subtle, subzero, sudden, suddenly, suffocating, supercooled, supple, surly, surprisingly, surreptitious, sustained note, swank, swanky, swell, swift, swish, tactical, talented, tangy, tart, technical adviser, technician, tercet, thin, thirty-second note, thoughtless, tinhorn, tipster, to the minute, tone, tony, tormenting, torturous, touching, tough, tout, treacherous, treble, trenchant, trendy, trickish, tricksy, tricky, trig, trim, triplet, truculent, tuneless, two-edged, two-faced, ululant, unawares, unblinking, unceremonious, uncomfortable, unconscionable, underhand, underhanded, unethical, unexpectedly, ungracious, unharmonious, unkind, unmelodious, unmusical, unnodding, unscrupulous, unsleeping, untunable, untuned, untuneful, unwinking, vehement, venomous, venturer, vertical, violent, virulent, vitriolic, vivid, vulpine, wagerer, wailing, wakeful, wary, well-dressed, well-groomed, whet, whimsical, whining, whistling, whole note, wide-awake, wily, winterbound, winterlike, wintery, wintry, withering, without notice, without warning, witty, woebegone, woeful, wretched, zigzag