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Meanings of demisharp in anglès

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Accidental raising the pitch of a note by one quarter tone.

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Examples for "half sharp"
Examples for "half sharp"
1
Round and Crook ought to have had them, only they weren't half sharp.
Orley Farm
2
The particulars weren't numerous, and if the old lady had been half sharp she would have bowled me out.
For the Term of His Natural Life
3
If the police were half sharp they'd have nabbed their man before this... Did you put any water in this gin, Tomlin?
The Postmaster's Daughter
4
He did not himself care for the loose little talkings, half flat and half sharp, of men when they meet together in idleness.
Can You Forgive Her?
5
"You're not half sharp enough," said Ezra.
The Firm of Girdlestone