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POINTED

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English dictionary: Word overview

POINTED (adjective)
  The adjective POINTED has 2 senses:

1. having a point
2. direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant

  Familiarity information: POINTED used as an adjective is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


POINTED (adjective)


Sense 1pointed [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Having a point

Similar:

spiked (having a long sharp point)

spiked (equipped with long sharp-pointed projections especially along the top of a wall or fence)

spikelike (resembling a spike)

tapered; tapering (gradually narrowed toward a point)

acerate; acerose; acicular; needle-shaped (narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves)

acuminate (of a leaf shape; narrowing to a slender point)

apiculate (of a leaf shape; having a short sharply pointed tip)

bladelike; ensiform; sword-shaped; swordlike (shaped like a sword blade)

hastate; spearhead-shaped (of a leaf shape; like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base)

lancelike; lanceolate (of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex)

six-pointed (having six points)

sharpened (having the point made sharp)

acanthoid; acanthous; spinous (shaped like a spine or thorn)

acuate; acute; needlelike; sharp (ending in a sharp point)

barreled; barrelled ((of an arrow) tapered toward both ends)

bristle-pointed (pointed like bristles)

five-pointed (having five points)

cigar-shaped; fusiform; spindle-shaped (tapering at each end)

nibbed ((used of pens) having a writing point or nib especially of a certain kind)

peaked (having or rising to a peak)

pyramidal; pyramidic; pyramidical (resembling a pyramid)

arrow-shaped; sagittate; sagittiform (of a leaf shape; like an arrow head without flaring base lobes)

Also:

angular; angulate (having angles or an angular shape)

sharp (having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing)

Antonym:

pointless (not having a point especially a sharp point)


Sense 2pointed [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant

Context examples:

a pointed critique / a pointed allusion to what was going on / another pointed look in their direction

Similar:

direct (extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action)


English Proverbs
"He who hesitates is lost."
(English proverb)
"All that glisters is not gold."
(William Shakespeare)
"He who peeps at the neighbor's window may chance to lose his eyes."
(Arabic proverb)
"Homes among homes and grapevines among grapevines."
(Corsican proverb)


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