POINTED


Meaning of POINTED in English

I. ˈpȯintə̇d adjective

Etymology: Middle English, partly from point + -ed; partly from past participle of pointen to point — more at point

1.

a. : tapering to or ending in an especially sharp point

a pointed stick

pointed rocks jutting up from the surf

b.

(1) of an arch : having a pointed crown

Gothic architecture is characterized by the pointed arch

(2) : marked by the use of the pointed arch

pointed architecture

2.

a. : that is made so evident as to be quite conspicuous : made quite obvious

her pointed lack of concern over what happened to him

b. : made quite unmistakable in meaning, reference, or application : clearly aimed or directed

was disturbed by such pointed remarks

a pointed allusion to what was going on

3.

a. : punctilious , precise , exact

is described with pointed correctness — W.E.Gladstone

b. : keenly intent : concentrated , detailed

would call for more pointed attention to the problems of colonial government — Current Biography

no guide to nature, humanity and much of history is more pointed than art — J.F.Dobie

4.

a. : full of life and piquancy : lively , zestful , stimulating, tangy

with just enough Irish malice to make the narrative pointed — H.J.Laski

b. : very much to the point : incisive , terse : full of punch and effectiveness : epigrammatic

pointed wit

the writing is pointed , vigorous — C.B.Hagan

• point·ed·ness noun -es

II. adjective

Etymology: short for appointed, past participle of appoint

obsolete : set , fixed

I'll not be tied to hours nor pointed times — Shakespeare

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