sharpest
- 1Superlative of sharp.
Of all the blades they tested, this one had the sharpest edge.
He gave the sharpest reply of the entire debate.
Note
A regular superlative, built with -est the way short adjectives usually are, so the longer most sharp tends to sound stiff beside it. It carries whichever meaning of sharp is in play: the keenest edge, the most acidic taste, the most sudden drop, or, in casual speech, the cleverest person present. Like other superlatives, it usually names or implies its comparison group: the sharpest of the knives, the sharpest student in her class.
sharpest is a form of sharp
sharp, adjective: Having a fine edge or point capable of cutting or piercing easily; not dull or rounded. Full entry
- Spelling
- sharp → sharpest: add -est
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