10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHARPISH»
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sharpish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Account of the Fishes Found in the River Ganges and Its ...
The head is oval, sharpish, and small; above smooth, and below rough. The
cheek-bones are indented 0n the lower edge. The mouth is very large, and, when
shut, descends obliquely backward. The under jaw is the longest, and is covered
...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
See ROGUES, in Appendix. sharpish, adv. Almost always in understatement, by
implication giving the -ishsuffix the force of 'very' (as opp. the S.E. adj., where it I
somewhat, fairly): coll.: C.20. In, e.g., 'They started shooting, 50 we moved out a ...
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
Since the late 1970s. sharpish quickly, promptly, as in they started shooting, so
we moved out a bit sharpish, you'd better get over there pretty sharpish. shat a
jocular form of the past tense or past participle of shit, v., as in he nearly shat
himself ...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson,
2003
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#NAME?: A Sammy Knox Mystery
... wasn't safely in Hull nick after all? No, I decided, not until I'd had a crack at him
myself—but I'd better do it sharpish, or withholding information would be yet
another black mark on the Knox dossier. Sharpish—sharpish . . . -68- Brian
McNeill.
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An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its ...
The head is oval, sharpish, and small; above smooth, and below rough. The
cheek-bones are indented on the lower edge. The mouth is very large, and, when
shut, descends obliquely backward. The under jaw is the longest, and is covered
...
This question caused a sharpish-looking woman sitting next to the grey-haired
man to bridle immediately, and it was quite clear that she did know something.
The sharpish-looking woman had a sharpish- sounding tongue and indicated
that ...
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
SHARPISH, adj. and ado. n.Cy. Yks. Midl. Glo. Wil. Dor. [Ia-rpij,ji'pi{.1N 1. any.
Somewhat sharp. n.Cy., Yks., Midi. ( . .) Dor. l'd low there'll be some sharpish
frostis, FRANCIS fihnder's Widow (1901) pt. I. x. 2. Considerable. Wil.1 I be eighty
-vive ...
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis
Carex 'curta : spikelets si-x 'or more, ovate, remotish, naked : sca-lesovate,
sharpish, shorter than the caprule. 'Leavesofei palesubglau-cous-colour, rough
along Leaves narrow,-sometimes longer' than the culm, which is from eighteen
inches ...
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An Account of the Fishes Found in the River Ganges and Its ...
The head is oval, sharpish, and small ; above smooth, and below rough. The
cheek-bones are indented on the lower edge. The mouth is very large, and, when
shut, descends obliquely backward. The under jaw is the longest, and is covered
...
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
... sharpish, chaffy, awnless ; the outer valve concave, embracing the inner, which
is narrower. Corolla: glume two-valved, smaller, more tender; outer valve within
the inner valve of the calyx, Ihorter, two-toothed, awnless ; the inner valve ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHARPISH»
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What men can learn from family man Obama
I mean, if you are going to do things like smoke weed, you'd better do it when you are in college, then put the blunt away and go out into the world 'sharpish', ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
THINK BEFORE YOU DIAL: Police issue advice for using 101 ahead …
You drop a phone out of a car window:- reporting lost property; Phone number for the court: the police will be round fairly sharpish if you fail to attend so naturally ... «Dorset Echo, Jul 15»
Rally driver comes inches from fatal crash as tractor pulls out in front …
... him to drive out of that field without looking properly, but on the other hand he found reverse gear pretty sharpish and might have done his bit to avoid disaster. «Eurosport.com ASIA, Jul 15»
The trouble with jokes is that they often backfire, as I know all too well
I had to explain my joke pretty sharpish, but those boys were enraged. “Women don't tell jokes like that,” they said. But I did. Nobody I have ever told about my ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Watch: The first Red Band trailer for Ted 2 has dropped and it's FILTHY
Naturally enough a sequel was always going to happen fairly sharpish. This summer sharpish, to be exact. Now, this is the Red Band trailer, which means those ... «Entertainment.ie, Apr 15»
Why October 11th could be the greatest Irish sporting day of 2015
Mark those diaries sharpish lads. 2.2k. shares. Why October 11th could be the greatest Irish sporting day of 2015. By Eric Lalor. Mark those diaries sharpish lads. «JOE, Mar 15»
Steven Gerrard: Liverpool must tie Raheem Sterling and Jordan …
Captain Gerrard fears Liverpool risk losing two players who represent “the future of the club” if their contract situations aren't sorted “sharpish.” Sterling has two ... «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 15»
I'm A Celebrity 2014: Mel, Tinchy, Jimmy and Foggy facing …
Jimmy Bullard was first to yell 'Get me the f**k out of here, sharpish' saying he 'couldn't f*****g do it' as he was released. In the second round, Tinchy went for the ... «Metro, Nov 14»
CHRIS KIRWAN: Dragons need to ditch the baggage sharpish if …
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have been keen to stress all summer that this is the start of a new era, that they are starting afresh and determined to establish a new ... «South Wales Argus, Sep 14»
2014 Skoda Octavia RS 135TDI wagon review
Ride quality on broken bitumen is a little sharpish, thanks to low-profile rubber, but it's rarely jarring; bigger undulations don't confound the Czech either. Brisker ... «Cars Guide, Sep 14»