pointy

[ poin-tee ]

adjective

, point·i·er, point·i·est.

1. having a comparatively sharp point:

   The elf had pointy little ears.

pointy

/ ˈpɔɪntɪ /

adjective

1. having a sharp point or points; pointed

Word History and Origins

Origin of pointy¹

First recorded in 1635–45; point + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Ah, the bull terrier — a breed Teichner describes as “funny looking” in appearance, with “egg-shaped heads, slitty eyes and pointy ears,” and in temperament “opinionated, exuberant, stubborn, extremely silly, and loving.”

From Washington Post

Ground meat feels gristly, herbs have pointy stems, and entirely too many types of ice cream come with bits.

From Eater

Sound-isolating shellThe Monoprice Microphone Isolation shield is lined with pointy foam insulation that doesn’t reflect sound waves back as you talk.

From Popular-Science

Tall and heavy with a long, pointy beard and a penchant for Coke by the liter.

From Ozy

They tested these products with mechanisms meant to simulate bears’ teeth and claws, attempting to exert similar force by dropping a weighted penetrometer mechanism—what Gravatt describes as a “pointy metal object”—onto them to mimic bites.

From Outside Online

The other thing was, he said, ‘I want you to have pointy teeth.’

From The Daily Beast

Nuclear missiles are placed in launch silos…     A. Pointy end up.

From The Daily Beast

They are pointy, zebra-striped Nike Cole Haans with silver buckles strapped onto her two shiny titanium carbon fiber legs.

From The Daily Beast

They wore pointy metallic pumps with slender straps cutting across the top of the foot.

From The Daily Beast

Wide-legged black pants and dark, pointy low heels peeked out from under the hem of her floor-length coat.

From The Daily Beast

They're pointy trees--junipers, I think and there are a lot of rocks in the fields, and wild-flowers.

From Project Gutenberg