present participle of sharpen

The act by which something is sharpened. / (in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened.

Capable of being sharpened.

(humorous, euphemistic) Lacking in intelligence; dimwitted.

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of sharpen

In a sharpish manner.

comparative form of sharply: more sharply

superlative form of sharply: most sharply

(humorous, euphemistic) Lacking in intelligence; dimwitted.

The fallacy of ignoring differences in data while stressing the similarities.