pointed
having a point or points: a pointed arch.
sharp or piercing: pointed wit.
having direct effect, significance, or force: pointed criticism.
aimed; directed: a pointed gun.
directed particularly, as at a person: a pointed remark.
marked; emphasized: An unusual turn of phrase, a well-placed emphasis, a choice of adjective, a pointed omission—all can turn an otherwise innocent sentence into a verbal dagger.
Heraldry. (of a cross) having parallel sides with points formed by two inclined sides on each end: a cross pointed.
Origin of pointed
1Other words for pointed
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Other words from pointed
- point·ed·ly, adverb
- point·ed·ness, noun
- mul·ti·point·ed, adjective
- self-point·ed, adjective
- un·point·ed, adjective
- well-point·ed, adjective
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How to use pointed in a sentence
The first was her pointed reference to the need for transparency, something that was not a hallmark of Cuomo’s time in office.
No, there weren’t thousands of covid deaths in New York that no one reported | Philip Bump | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostThose cells that failed to light up pointed to promising new molecules.
The miracle molecule that could treat brain injuries and boost your fading memory | Adam Piore | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThey were twice as likely as wolves to follow a pointed finger or a wooden block as a clue.
Even raised by people, wolves don’t tune into you like your dog | Jaime Chambers | August 16, 2021 | Science News For StudentsMost include different node attachments from multi-pronged to thin, pointed ones that dig deep into the muscle.
Best back massager: Target your sore spots and release that tension for sweet relief | Irena Collaku | August 12, 2021 | Popular-ScienceDogs were twice as likely to follow a pointed finger or a wooden block as a clue.
Dogs tune into people in ways even human-raised wolves don’t | Jaime Chambers | July 12, 2021 | Science News
They should have pointed the nose of the Airbus down and applied more power.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly? | Clive Irving | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHis speeches, which he wrote himself, were frequently brilliant, even if they too often pointed backward instead of forward.
As Puar further pointed out, this notion of a global gay identity is easily manipulated.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline | Jay Michaelson | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJulio pointed out to me that Alamar is at the top of the charts this year.
Supporters pointed to math and literacy gains, while critics noted that those improvements disappeared in elementary school.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball? | Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe segments of the corolla are pointed but on some varieties unequal, particularly that of Shiraz tobacco.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The major-general kept him well informed of every movement of the enemy, and pointed out the dangerous isolation of Davout.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonAnd the finger he pointed at the girl quivered with the rage that filled him at this trick they had thought to put upon him.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThe Minister pointed out to them the attendant difficulties, and referred them to the Prime Minister.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanAs pointed out above, the action in a child's play is not intended as a dramatic spectacle.
Children's Ways | James Sully
British Dictionary definitions for pointed
/ (ˈpɔɪntɪd) /
having a point
cutting or incisive: a pointed wit
obviously directed at or intended for a particular person or aspect: pointed criticism
emphasized or made conspicuous: pointed ignorance
(of an arch or style of architecture employing such an arch) Gothic
music (of a psalm text) marked to show changes in chanting
(of Hebrew text) with vowel points marked
Derived forms of pointed
- pointedly, adverb
- pointedness, noun
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