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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024point•ed /ˈpɔɪntɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - having a point or points on the end or tip:a pointed sword.
sharp or piercing:pointed wit.having importance or meaning something:He gave his assistant a pointed look when the minister began speaking.directed as at a particular person:He made a pointed remark about how some people don't work as hard as others.point•ed•ly, adv.: He stared pointedly at his watch as his friend continued to talk. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024point•ed (poin′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - having 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.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see point, -ed2, -ed3
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged penetrating; epigrammatic.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged blunt, dull.
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