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ˈpɔɪn tɪdpoint·ed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pointedadjective

    having a point

  2. pointedadjective

    direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant

    "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"

Wiktionary

  1. pointedadjective

    Sharp, barbed; not dull.

    The warrior brandished a pointed spear.

  2. pointedadjective

    In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.

    The Siamese is a pointed breed of cat.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pointedadj. or participle.

    Etymology: from point.

    Who now reads Cowley? if he pleases, yet
    His moral pleases, not his pointed wit; Alexander Pope.

    A pointed flinty rock, all bare and black,
    Grew gibbous from behind. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. pointed

    Pointed generally refers to having a sharp or distinct end, often used to describe objects that have a tapering end. It can also indicate something that is directed or aimed towards a specific target or goal. Additionally, it can refer to comments or statements that are direct, sharp, or incisive, often critical or intended to highlight something specific.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pointed

    of Point

  2. Pointedadjective

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

  3. Pointedadjective

    characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing

Editors Contribution

  1. pointedverb

    Verb form of the word point.

    They pointed the nose of the aircraft towards the runway.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 23, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'pointed' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1772

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'pointed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3530

Anagrams for pointed »

  1. opted in

  2. pitoned

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pointed in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pointed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of pointed in a Sentence

  1. Mark Sargent:

    Most of our ire is pointed towards NASA. That's our bread and butter.

  2. Lance LoRusso:

    All the officer knew is that he (Brooks) turned, pointed something at him and fired. That's a deadly threat.

  3. Mikail Ozen:

    After I carried the wounded woman to a nearby restaurant, the terrorist pointed his gun at me.

  4. Don Lemon:

    The reference I made to a woman’s ‘prime’ this morning was inartful and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it, a woman’s age doesn’t define her either personally or professionally.

  5. Stacey Abrams:

    No one has ever objected to having to prove who you are to vote, it's been part of our nation's history since the inception of voting. But as the RNC pointed out over the weekend, the Georgia Democrat had a sharply different stance just two months ago, linking voter ID requirements to.

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