What does pointed mean?
Definitions for pointed
ˈpɔɪn tɪdpoint·ed
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word pointed.
Princeton's WordNet
pointedadjective
having a point
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
pointedadjective
Sharp, barbed; not dull.
The warrior brandished a pointed spear.
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
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
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
Pointed
of Point
Pointedadjective
sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock
Pointedadjective
characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing
Editors Contribution
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pointed' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1772
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pointed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3530
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pointed in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pointed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of pointed in a Sentence
When we put everything together, we saw drops in brightness that were not caused by Quaoar, but that pointed to the presence of material in a circular orbit around it. The moment we saw that we said, ‘Okay, we are seeing a ring around Quaoar,’.
Most of the drivers of the tension have been in the country for many decades and generations, and a lot of it is born out of the abject poverty of the country, the limited economic development opportunities and the inter-ethnic and inter-island rivalry between the two most populous islands, so everyone's pointing fingers, but some fingers also need to be pointed at the political leaders of the Solomon Islands.
There was no room for mediation. (My husband) was asking them to please stay calm and was asking what was going on. Abruptly, pushing and shoving, and without saying a word a gigantic, enormous contingent of agents, who were all over the place on the sixth-floor office where he works part of the day, took him away. they pushed me as well and they pointed their guns at me.
I actually think the most interesting thing about what's going to happen here is that this speech is going to be a real test case for what is comedy in the US in 2022, it used to serve as: Let's find some humanity here, let's find the lighthearted. In 2022, things are so partisan and so tribal, is there anything beyond the most pointed partisan humor?
Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller:
I think that he could have been trying to help the situation instead of hurting it, but when he pointed a gun at the officer, he was shot.
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- во́стрыBelarusian
- punxegutCatalan, Valencian
- apuntadoSpanish
- kärjekäs, teräväkärkinen, teroitettu, teräväFinnish
- pointuFrench
- gobachIrish
- սրածայրArmenian
- წვერიანიGeorgian
- ascuţitRomanian
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