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/pˈɔɪntəd/ /pˈɔɪnəd/ /pˈɔɪntɪd/ Listen

adjective

Pointed adj.

Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.

Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing. "His moral pleases, not his pointed wit."

Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.

Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant feature; more commonly called Gothic.

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Etymology of 'Pointed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Pointed" Quotes from Famous Books

... in everythin', but she has more pride. It's that makes her bitter. She's jest like her—only prettier. The same peaky nose, pointed chin, little thin ears set close to her head, fine hair—the Yankee school-marm. First-rate managin' women; the best wives in the world to keep a house an' help a man on. But they hain't got sensuality enough ...

— Elder Conklin and Other Stories • Frank Harris

... to, or may fitly be set against the wiles and temptations of the devil, who is that great and dogged Leviathan, that spreadeth his "sharp-pointed things upon the mire" (Job 41:30): For, be the spreading nature of our corruptions never so broad, he will find sharp-pointed things enough to stick in the mire of them, for our affliction. These sharp-pointed things are those that in another place are called ...

— The Works of John Bunyan • John Bunyan

... however; for the impatient sachem delivered such a vigorous kick that both went over backward, with their feet pointed towards ...

— The Story of Red Feather - A Tale of the American Frontier • Edward S. (Edward Sylvester) Ellis

... inspired me with absolute confidence in his genius for modern war. It was a pleasure just to see him revise a Divisional plan of action. He had a hawk eye for any weak spots and he pointed them out. No doubt some of the stuff that got through to the boys in some of the shows shortly after Currie took command was Byng stuff, and Byng sure handed over a fine army to Currie. But believe me, Currie had his own programme ...

— The Masques of Ottawa • Domino

... what instructions I can give you. I am the bearer of a letter, that is all. I have not, and I cannot make three copies of that letter, because it is sealed. We must, then, as it appears to me, travel in company. This letter is here, in this pocket," and he pointed to the pocket which contained the letter. "If I should be killed, one of you must take it, and continue the route; if he be killed, it will be another's turn, and so on—provided a single one arrives, that is all that ...

— The Three Musketeers • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

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