pointy-head
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noun
mainly US censorious, informal an intellectual
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Derived forms of pointy-head
pointy-headed, adjectiveWords nearby pointy-head
point tiré, point-to-point, point up, pointwise, pointy, pointy-head, pointy-headed, Poiret, poise, poised, poiser
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