pointed

Meaning

Verb

simple past and past participle of point

Adj

1. (comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
2. (in-compounds) Having a certain amount of points.
3. (comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.
4. (not-comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.
5. (comparable) Directed negatively at a person or topic.
6. That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations.
7. (dated) precise, on the dot.

point

• Noun
• Verb
• Verb

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Synonyms

sharp

acute

keen

peaked

sharp-pointed

pointy

conical

point

mordant

trenchant

cutting

biting

spiked

shrill

tapering

caustic

cuspidate

cuspidal

beaked

acerb

be cone-shaped

cone-shaped

acuminate

make pointed

mordacious

be pointed

tart

strident

tip

cuspidated

smart

pungent

piercing

edged

poignant

dotted

sharpen

acrimonious

acerbic

stinging

spiky

coming to a point

crucial

crisp

nipping

needle-shaped

narrow

concise

be

barbed

Translations

pointu

puntiagudo

appuntito

spitz

spits

puntig

agudo

pontudo

punxegut

afiado

scharf

arguto

ogivale

puntegut

tagliente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɔɪntɪd/