Tapering to a thin end, point, or peak; peaked. Now only in place names.

Having a point or points; tapering to or ending in a point or apex.

With reference to form only (without implication of cutting or piercing). Tapering to a (relatively) fine point.

Having or reaching a peak; projecting, pointed; cut, trimmed, or brought to a peak or point.

Pointed, tapering; prickly, sharp; furnished with a sting. Also, of a candlestick: bearing prickets.

Tapering or tapered to a point.

Science. Sharp, pointed; needle-like. Now rare.

Sharply pointed. Also in figurative context. Obsolete. rare.

Tapering to a thin end; peaked; = piked, adj.1 1a. Obsolete except as merged with regional use at 1.

Horned, peaked, pointed.

Shaped like an arrowhead; having a head or pointed end shaped like that of an arrow.

Brought to a sharp point, pointed. Also figurative: (of speech) sharp, pointed, stinging.

That tapers or rises to a point.

Chiefly Botany. Sharp at the end, coming to a sharp point, pointed.

? Narrowed gradually to a point, tapered.

Prolonged into a single point or spike.

Pointed; having points; characterized by pointedness.

Pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow or an arrow-head in shape. rare.

= peaked, adj.2

Characterized by, feeling, or expressing pique; that has been piqued.

Sharply-pointed; tapering. rare.

Having spikes or sharp points; spiky, pointed.

Having the form of a spike or spikes; stiff and sharp-pointed.

Of form: Resembling that of a spire.

Having an apex, pointed.

attributive and in other combinations, as beak-mouth, beak-nose (see 5), beak-rush, beak-sedge (see quot.); also the adjectives beak-bearing, beak-l…

Pointed; tapering to a peak.

= apiculate, adj.

Of the form of a cusp.

Having the shape of an arrow or arrow-head.

Shaped like a cusp.