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[ poin-tid ] / ˈpɔɪn tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pointed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving a point or points: a pointed arch. sharp or piercing: pointed wit. having direct effect, significance, or force: pointed criticism. directed; aimed: a pointed gun. directed particularly, as at a person: a pointed remark. marked; emphasized. Heraldry. (of a cross) having parallel sides with points formed by two inclined sides on each end: a cross pointed. Origin of pointedMiddle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at point, -ed2, -ed3 SYNONYMS FOR pointed2 penetrating; epigrammatic. SEE SYNONYMS FOR pointed ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR pointedSEE ANTONYMS FOR pointed ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM pointedpoint·ed·ly, adverbpoint·ed·ness, nounmul·ti·point·ed, adjectiveself-pointed, adjective un·point·ed, adjectivewell-pointed, adjective Words nearby pointedpoint duty, pointe, Pointe-à-Pitre, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Pointe Claire, pointed, pointed arch, pointed wart, pointel, Pointe-Noire, point epidemic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pointedThey should have pointed the nose of the Airbus down and applied more power. Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST His speeches, which he wrote himself, were frequently brilliant, even if they too often pointed backward instead of forward. President Cuomo Would’ve Been a Lion|Jonathan Alter|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST Julio pointed out to me that Alamar is at the top of the charts this year. Cuban Hip-Hop Was Born in Alamar|Daniel Levin|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Moraca pointed to another form of return fraud, involving gift cards. The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
St. Laurent, however, pointed out why this step might be especially difficult to implement. How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST I flourished it before him, and pointed with one hand to the broken desk, which he had not yet observed in his craven agitation. The Strand Magazine, Volume XVII, February 1899, No. 98.|Various He took one hand out of his pocket and pointed woodenly to the right. A College Girl|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey The driver shook his head and pointed forward with his whip. The Kentons|William Dean Howells He has also pointed out another index to insect climates, borrowed from the Flora of a country. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby One man went to peer down from the place to which the girl had pointed. Out of the Depths|Robert Ames Bennet
British Dictionary definitions for pointed
adjectivehaving a point cutting or incisivea pointed wit obviously directed at or intended for a particular person or aspectpointed criticism emphasized or made conspicuouspointed ignorance (of an arch or style of architecture employing such an arch) Gothic music (of a psalm text) marked to show changes in chanting (of Hebrew text) with vowel points marked Derived forms of pointedpointedly, adverbpointedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pointedsharp, barbed, pertinent, incisive, trenchant, sarcastic, telling, peaked, keen, spiked, acuminate, fine, edged, cornered, insinuating, cutting, acute, acicular, aciculate, cuspidate |