pin-pointedadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈpɪnpɔɪntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌpɔɪn(t)ᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pinpoint n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: < pinpoint n.¹ + -ed suffix² In later use influenced by pinpoint v.

Having a fine or sharp point; having a point like a pin. Also (in later use): specific, detailed; accurate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > having (a) point(s)

piked?a1300

pickedc1450

needle-pointed1565

thorny-pointed1594

long-nebbed1649

fitchy1650

cuspidated1668

spit-pointed1796

pin-pointed1859

needlenose1911

1859 Atlantic Monthly May 589/1 Cultivate a hide like a rhinoceros's, and Society will let fly its pin-pointed arrows in vain.

1909 Daily Chron. 18 Sept. 10/6 The tiny pin-pointed mapping pen.

1931 E. S. Gardner Vanishing Corpse in Detective Fiction Weekly 15 Aug. 19/1 His eyes..gazed at Sidney Zoom with pin-pointed intensity.

1976 J. Wainwright Bastard ix. 122 I check the time... They'll demand pin-pointed answers to their nit-picking questions.

1995 Spy (N.Y.) July 60/1 There's a wide variety of these new nonlethal weapons to choose from: crowd-control goo, pinpointed laser beams, invisible nuclear pulses, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pin-pointed
释义	pin-pointedadj.¹ Brit. /ˈpɪnpɔɪntᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌpɔɪn(t)ᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pinpoint n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: < pinpoint n.¹ + -ed suffix² In later use influenced by pinpoint v. Having a fine or sharp point; having a point like a pin. Also (in later use): specific, detailed; accurate. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > having (a) point(s) piked?a1300 pickedc1450 needle-pointed1565 thorny-pointed1594 long-nebbed1649 fitchy1650 cuspidated1668 spit-pointed1796 pin-pointed1859 needlenose1911 1859 Atlantic Monthly May 589/1 Cultivate a hide like a rhinoceros's, and Society will let fly its pin-pointed arrows in vain. 1909 Daily Chron. 18 Sept. 10/6 The tiny pin-pointed mapping pen. 1931 E. S. Gardner Vanishing Corpse in Detective Fiction Weekly 15 Aug. 19/1 His eyes..gazed at Sidney Zoom with pin-pointed intensity. 1976 J. Wainwright Bastard ix. 122 I check the time... They'll demand pin-pointed answers to their nit-picking questions. 1995 Spy (N.Y.) July 60/1 There's a wide variety of these new nonlethal weapons to choose from: crowd-control goo, pinpointed laser beams, invisible nuclear pulses, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1859
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