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单词 unpointed
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unpointedadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɔɪntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɔɪn(t)ᵻd/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and pointed adj.1
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, pointed adj.1
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + pointed adj.1In sense 1 perhaps influenced by un- prefix2 and point v.1 16.
1. Not fastened with laces or points (point n.1 23a); unlaced. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > tagged points or laces > not
unpointed1574
society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > hand gesture > [adjective] > pointing > not pointed at
unpointed ata1555
unpointed1574
1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 406 His shirt ragged, his doublet lose and vnpointed.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxiii. vi. 165 Any person, man or woman; unbraced, unlaced, unpointed and unbuttoned.
2.
a. Not provided with punctuation; unpunctuated.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adjective] > in written mode > not punctuated
unpointed1581
unpunctuated1790
1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession 129 The..whiche letter he left vnpointed of purpose, because that..it might bee poincted two waies, and made to seeme either to her praise or dispraise.
a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. L But read it thus, and thats an other sence:..Vnpointed as it is, thus shall it goe.
1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iii. 107 He returned unto them a Ridling Answer, altogether unpointed.
1766 R. Andrews in tr. Virgil Wks. Pref. 3 Read only according to the sense yet making at each line's end if unpointed, a moment's pause.
1844 J. Wilson Treat. Grammatical Punctuation 21 Explain why the following sentences are unpointed.
1923 Library 4 115 All other lines end with a comma, except one which is accidentally unpointed.
2012 Notes & Queries Dec. 521/2 The stanza's second line presents an unpointed caesura after ‘Succeeding’.
b. Not provided with diacritics or similar marks; (in Hebrew and other Semitic languages) spec.: without marks to indicate vowels, distinguish consonants, etc.
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society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > diacritic > having diacritics > not
unvowelled1624
unpointed1641
unpricked1690
1641 E. Dering Foure Cardinall-vertues Carmelite-fryar i. 30 Three words in Greek, whereof one was unpointed.
1659 B. Walton Considerator Considered x. 218 What Buxtorf..saith of the uncertainty of the Chaldee unpointed.., may be as truly said and applied to the Hebrew unpointed.
1778 R. Lowth Isaiah Notes 236 It is upon a rasure in a third; and left unpointed at first, as suspected, in a fourth.
1877 E. Caird Crit. Acct. Philos. Kant 203 Like the reader of unpointed Hebrew, who supplies for himself the vowels.
1943 A. W. Hummel Eminent Chinese of Ch'ing Period I. 213 After the introduction of these improvements the earlier unpointed manuscripts were referred to as documents without circles or dots.
2006 J. Owens Ling. Hist. Arabic iv. 120 The original written Koranic text..was unvoweled (and unpointed).
3. Of an argument, literary work, etc.: lacking a clear point or denouement; not direct, incisive or witty. Now somewhat rare.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective]
feeblec1400
colourlessc1425
flagging1540
pithless1555
blanched1570
toothless1592
unpointed1604
unsinewed1604
jejune1615
low-pitched1622
unsinewy?1623
macilent1624
flaccid1647
insinewy1653
unsubstanceda1658
incogent1667
pointless1673
languida1677
enervatea1704
unaccentuated1716
unnervate1725
lank1729
unforcible1754
nerveless1763
weak1771
flabby1793
slip-slop1814
tinkling1822
exsanguinea1834
twittery1840
slipshod1842
under-coloured1870
shaftless1881
thin1890
unaccented1893
wimpish1925
wimp1979
1604 Abp. G. Abbot Reasons Dr. Hill Vnmasked iv. 175 Saving M. Doctours vnpointed and vnconcluding discourse, what can there by sound argument bee enforced therevpon?
1682 N. Tate & J. Dryden 2nd Pt. Absalom & Achitophel 16 But thou in Clumsy verse, unlickt, unpointed, Hast Shamefully defi'd the Lord's Anointed.
1732 L. Crusius Lives Rom. Poets II. 81 The Pointed Epigram..has a turn or sting in the conclusion..and is generally reckoned the best; though there are many good Epigrams.., unpointed, that have no turn at all.
1759 Monthly Rev. July 151 To fall into, or feign a spirit of slumber over unpointed candour, moderation, and truth.
1853 London Q. Rev. Sept. 39 The polished but unpointed sermons of the episcopal Clergy could not so rivet the attention or transfix the heart.
1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 19 July 23/4 [It] reads like a film script, with the same kind of unpointed and inconsequential dialogue.
4. Of an object: not provided with a point; not sharpened.
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the world > space > shape > bluntness > [adjective] > having blunt end
pointlessc1330
unpointed1608
round-nosed1678
probe-pointed1748
round-nose1851
snoutless1862
blunt-pointed1881
butt-ended1892
blunt-topped1908
1608 H. Fitzsimon Catholike Confut. 21 Long, and short weapons, pointed, and vnpointed knyues, and frenche poesies.
1719 ‘J. Gay’ Ovid in Masquerade 34 Their dull unpointed Steel, Could ne'er have pierc'd his tender Heel.
1757 E. Perronet Mitre (new ed.) iv. 249 Come draw thy wooden sword: Point with it's dull unpointed blade.
1847 G. Simpson Overland Journey round World i. vii. 176 An upright handle for the ploughman is fixed to the unpointed end of the share.
1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid vi, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 299 [He] leans on a lance unpointed and bright.
1928 H. Parker Rom. Legions 19 The Romans..employed the two-edged sword in preference to the long unpointed weapon of the Gauls.
1962 Rotarian Dec. 39/1 Pressure is applied either by fingers or by any unpointed object, such as a spoon.
2006 Brandon (Manitoba) Sun 23 Sept. c6/4 Place a piece of sausage on the straight end (the un-pointed end) of each skewer.
5. Of brickwork, stone, and other building materials: having joints that are not filled in with mortar or cement; without pointing (pointing n.1 1).
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1825 Cobbett's Weekly Reg. 24 Sept. 773 That pile of rough brick which seems to have been put up by drunken workmen, who, ashamed of their job, left it unpointed and unplastered.
1857 Ladies' Repository July 3/1 The fact that we have actually lived in a log house, an unpointed, unwhitewashed, unpainted, ugly, rough log house.
1937 Ars Islamica 4 8 The sanctuary interior was never finished, as may be seen by..the unpointed brick joints.
2007 B. Cutler 211 Things Bright Girl can Do 50 Unvarnished doors warping in the rain and unpointed brickwork letting in the damp.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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