pointu

Meaning

1. sharp, pointed
2. specialised, precise, technical, pointed
3. Parisian in accent or dialect

Concepts

pointed

sharp

acute

spiked

keen

be pointed

acrimonious

waspish

sharp-pointed

make pointed

sharpen

acrid

lurid

peak

poignant

top

peaked

be sharp

tapering

bitter

bristly

prickly

splenetic

shrill

discriminating

incisive

knifelike

penetrating

penetrative

piercing

acuate

needlelike

acuminate

barbed

cacuminous

spiky

point

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pwɛ̃.ty/

Etymology

From pointe + -u.

Sentences

Brun , avec une petite moustache , il est d'abord mince avec un nez pointu .

Brown, with a small mustache, it is at first thin with a pointed nose.

On a pu lui reprocher un peu d’accent pointu parisien qui lui revenait parfois .

We could reproach him with a little pointed Parisian accent that sometimes came back to him.