Is sharply a loaded word

Yes, sharply is a loaded word, or adverb

•as parts of ceremonies and often to ask for peace and blessings from evil. • late at night to entertain themselves or foreign visitors at the camp. • on long journeys through the arizona desert, to keep their energy and minds boosted. • during the long winter nights, when they were cold and the land was not suitable for farming.

Betray, destroy, and obey do not need to be changed to add the suffix -ed, because the "y" at the end of each word is preceded by a vowel  (so  they would be spelled  "betrayed," "destroyed," and "obeyed").

but hurry is different; it has to  be spelled "hurried" because the "y" at the end of "hurry" is preceded by a consonant.