pointu

Meaning

  1. sharp, pointed
  2. (figuratively) specialized, precise, technical, pointed
  3. (France, Southern) Parisian in accent or dialect

Concepts

pointed
sharp
spiked
acute
keen

be pointed

make pointed

sharp-pointed
waspish
sharpen
acrimonious
penetrating
penetrative
piercing

poignant

point
prickly
shrill
spiky
splenetic
tapering
top
🔝
acuate

be sharp

needlelike
acrid
cacuminous
acuminate
barbed
bitter
bristly
discriminating
incisive
knifelike
lurid
peak
peaked
Synonyms

aigu
C2
vif
C1
perçant
31k
tranchant
C2
acerbe
aiguisé
24k
incisif
piquant
C2
saillant
âpre
47k

trenchant

âcre
cuisant
affiler
fin
A1
🔚

rendre pointu

mordant
26k
pénétrant
32k
aigre
31k
affuté
acrimonieux
affilé
48k
amer
C2
coupant
C2
épineux
33k
rude
C1
en pointe
grincheux
C2

bien affilé

à pointe

être pointu

pointés
27k
pointées
C2
pointée
C2
braquée
34k
acariâtre
Translations

spitz
pontudo
puntiagudo
agudo
agudo
puntig
appuntito
spits
scharf
aguzzo
agut
afiado
acuto
punxegut
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pwɛ̃.ty/
Etymology

From pointe + -u.

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