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Definitions for: Pointed [adj] direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"
[adj] having a point
[adj] having the foot stretched out in line with the leg and the toes forming a point; "keep the legs straight and the toes pointed"
Webster (1913) Definition: Point"ed, a.
1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of
expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a
particular person or thing.
His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.
Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of
architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant
feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. --
Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness, n.
Synonyms: acanthoid, acanthous, acerate, acerose, acicular, acuate, acuminate, acute, apiculate, arrow-shaped, barreled, barrelled, bladelike, cigar-shaped, direct, ensiform, fusiform, hastate, lancelike, lanceolate, needlelike, needle-shaped, nibbed, peaked, pyramidal, pyramidic, pyramidical, sagittate, sagittiform, sharp, sharpened, spearhead-shaped, spiked, spikelike, spindle-shaped, spinous, swordlike, sword-shaped, tapered, tapering, tiptoe
Antonyms: pointless, unpointed
See Also: angular, angulate
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