pointedpoint‧ed /ˈpɔɪntɪd/ ●●○ adjective [usually before noun] 
a pointed beard2a pointed question/look/remark a direct question, look etc that deliberately shows that you are annoyed, bored, or disapprove of something: a pointed remark about my being late
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a plant with long pointed leaves
- He picked up a pointed stick and began drawing in the sand.
- the dog's pointed brown ears
- He went after Isaac just as the crouching figure opened its enormous mouth, baring pointed brownish teeth.
- Their faces were like monkey faces, with thick lips and pointed teeth and ugly flat noses.
- There are 3 slightly flattened pointed conical arm spines, of which the middle one is the largest.
- There are three equally spaced pointed arm spines on the proximal segments, but they are lacking on the distalmost segments.
- There are three or four conical pointed arm spines.
- To their right was an old portico, its row of pointed arches almost like a church.
- Use a sharp pointed instrument, such as a pen or pencil.
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something that is sharp can easily cut things or make holes in them, because it has a very narrow blade or point: · Be careful. That knife's very sharp.· You'll need some sharp scissors.· Puppies mean to be playful, but their sharp teeth can give you a nasty bite.
extremely sharp and possibly dangerous: · His sword was a wicked weapon, three feet in length and razor-sharp.· Over millions of years, some of the reptiles developed razor-sharp teeth.
long, thin, and ending in a point: · He picked up a pointed stick and began drawing in the sand.· a plant with long pointed leaves
having an irregular edge with a lot of sharp points: · Many ships have been torn apart on the jagged rocks that ring the shoreline.· The window had gone, and the floor was covered with jagged pieces of glass.
having a lot of points: · He had a leather jacket and short, spiky hair.· Some corals are quite smooth, others are sharp and spiky.· a spiky cactus plant
something that is prickly , especially a plant, is covered in a lot of sharp points: · Keep prickly plants and bushes away from any paths and seats in the garden.· Sea urchins and starfish feel prickly to the touch.
WORD SETSarabesque, nounarc, nounarch, nounball, nounball, verbbar, nouncheck, nouncheckered, adjectivechevron, nouncoil, nounconical, adjectivecorrugated, adjectivecrescent, nouncrisscross, verbcrosswise, adverbcruciform, adjectivecube, nouncurl, verbcurl, nouncurvature, nouncurved, adjectivecurvy, adjectivecylinder, nouncylindrical, adjectivediagonal, adjectivediamond, noundisc, noundome, noundouble helix, nounellipse, nounelliptical, adjectivefloral, adjectiveformation, nounformless, adjectivegeometric, adjectiveglobe, nounglobular, adjectiveharlequin, adjectiveheart, nounhemisphere, nounheptagon, nounhexagon, nounhoneycomb, nounhooked, adjectivehump, noun-iform, suffixlattice, nounMaltese Cross, nounmoon, nounmottled, adjectiveoblong, adjectiveoctagon, nounoval, nounovoid, adjectiveparallelogram, nounpeak, nounpentagon, nounpentagram, nounperimeter, nounpointed, adjectivepyramid, nounquadrangle, nounquadrilateral, nounradial, adjectiverectangle, nounrectangular, adjectiverectilinear, adjectiveregular, adjectivereticulated, adjectiverhomboid, nounrhomboid, adjectiverhombus, nounroll, nounround, adjectiveround, nounround, verbrounded, adjectivesemicircle, nounsolid, nounspatial, adjectivesphere, nounspiral, nounspotted, adjectivesquare, adjectivesquared, adjectivestar, nounstripe, nounstriped, adjectivestripy, adjectivesymmetrical, adjectivesymmetry, nountabular, adjectivethree-cornered, adjectivethree-dimensional, adjectivetrapezium, nountrapezoid, nountrefoil, nountriangle, nountriangular, adjectivetubular, adjectiveundulate, verbvague, adjectiveveined, adjectiveV-formation, nounwavy, adjectivewhorl, nounwiggly, adjectivezigzag, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As you so rightly pointed out, things are getting worse.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· She had a narrow face and a pointed chin.
· The dog has short pointy ears.
As you so rightly pointed out, things are getting worse.· Short wings, more pointed than other owls, combine with long tail to give hawk-like silhouette.· The farmers of Odiham in Hampshire got an even more pointed warning.· The male's is slightly more pointed than the female's.· The male is larger and has a more pointed dorsal fin.
NOUN· To their right was an old portico, its row of pointed arches almost like a church.· The simple nave arcade is of moulded brick in wide pointed arches.· Both of these stem from the original adoption of the pointed arch.· It has an exceptionally lofty nave arcade whose pointed arches reach almost into the vault.· The pointed arch was not new.· Here, the round arches are predominant on the lower storey of both nave and tower and pointed arches above.· The Romanesque is of Transitional type, with wide pointed arches and barrel vault, a clerestory but no triforium.· The wide pointed arches have no mouldings.
· Take turns in hitting each other's rounded end with the pointed end of your own egg.· Position the template as you wish, with the thin, pointed end next to the model.· Also used were pin beaters, long pieces of bone with a central swelling and pointed ends for beating down individual threads.· The pointed ends also have a gardening use, as if you hadn't guessed.· With corns, the build-up is cone-shaped, with the pointed end - the nucleus - facing downwards.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- As he left the office he locked it behind him, with a pointed look at Bob.
WORD FAMILYnounpointpointerpointlessnessadjectivepointedpointypointlessadverbpointlesslypointedlyverbpoint
1having a point at the end: a pointed beard2a pointed question/look/remark a direct question, look etc that deliberately shows that you are annoyed, bored, or disapprove of something: a pointed remark about my being late