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Definition of Pointed
1. Adjective. Having a point.
Similar to: Acanthoid, Acanthous, Spinous, Acuate, Acute, Needlelike, Sharp, Barreled, Barrelled, Bristle-pointed, Five-pointed, Cigar-shaped, Fusiform, Spindle-shaped, Nibbed, Peaked, Pyramidal, Pyramidic, Pyramidical, Sharpened, Six-pointed, Spiked, Spikelike
Derivative terms: Pointedness
Antonyms: Pointless
2. Adjective. Direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant. "Another pointed look in their direction"
Definition of Pointed
1. a. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
Definition of Pointed
1. Verb. (past of point) ¹
2. Adjective. (context: comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull. ¹
3. Adjective. (context: not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pointed
1. point [v] - See also: point
Medical Definition of Pointed
1. 1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock. 2. Characterised 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, a name given to that style of architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant feature; more commonly called Gothic. Point"edly, Point"edness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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