pointed

POYN-id/ˈpɔɪnɪd/

8 meanings of pointed

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adjective
Having a sharp end or tip, like a needle, and not dull.
Like the sharp end of a freshly sharpened pencil.
Be careful with that pointed stick near your eyes.
The fence had pointed metal bars on top to keep people out.
Similarsharp, tapered, spiky, barbed
Oppositeblunt, dull, rounded
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adjective
Aimed at a person in a way that is meant to criticize or sting.
She made a pointed comment about how late he was.
His pointed question about the missing money made everyone go quiet.
Similarbarbed, cutting, sharp, biting, meaningful
Oppositeveiled, oblique, subtle
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adjective
Closely connected to the subject being discussed, exactly on topic.
His advice was pointed and helped us fix exactly what was wrong.
The teacher praised her pointed answer because it dealt with the exact question asked.
Similarpertinent, relevant, apposite, germane, apt
Oppositeirrelevant, immaterial, extraneous
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verb
Past tense and past participle of point. Use this form for things that already happened, or after has, have, or had.
She pointed at the bright star in the sky.
The dog pointed its nose toward the door and waited.
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adjectivein compounds
Having a certain number of points, as in a five-pointed star.
The flag has a big five-pointed star in the middle.
She cut out a six-pointed snowflake from white paper.
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adjective
Having darker fur on the face, ears, paws, and tail than on the rest of the body. Used for animals.
Siamese cats are pointed, with dark faces, ears, paws, and tails.
The breeder showed us a pointed rabbit whose nose and ears were almost black.
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adjective
Describes a math object that comes with one special chosen point, which is named and kept the same throughout.
Like a treasure map where one spot is marked with an X and everyone keeps checking back to it.
Every pointed set in the homework had one item circled to show the chosen point.
If you mark a starting spot on a circle, you turn it into a pointed circle.
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adjectivedated
Exact in time, happening right on the dot.
The bus left at nine pointed, not one minute late.
With their usual punctuality, the boys arrive at the pointed hour of three.
1942, “The Dover Boys at Pimento University” (1:53 from the start), in Chuck JonesHere, pointed means exact, so the pointed hour is exactly three o'clock.
Similarsharp, prompt
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pointed is a form of point

point, verb: To show a direction, as an arrow does, or to make people notice something. Full entry

Forms: pointpoints he/she/itpointing -ing formpointed past tense, past participle
Spelling: point → pointed: add -ed

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