pointfuladj.

Brit.

/ˈpɔɪntf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈpɔɪntf(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: point n.¹, -ful suffix.

Etymology: < point n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare earlier pointfulness n.

Full of point or substance; emphatic; apposite or pertinent.Sometimes humorously contrasted with pointless adj.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective]

to (the) purposea1387

pertinentc1390

appliablec1429

relevantc1540

appliant1548

incident1557

relative1579

home1607

effectual1608

ad rem1680

adaptable1718

to the point1817

pointful1898

1898 Era 15 Oct. 8/5 His quiet, incisive, pointful method carries him through with complete success.

1908 Life 9 July 54/3 Profusion of pithy, pointful and perfectly painted pictures by peerless pensmen.

1925 Times 1 Dec. 12 The ‘Sayings of the Week’ that we read every Sunday are nearly all ‘pointful’ exaggerations.

1949 W. Connely Young George Farquhar xviii. 298 Steele was a shrewd and pointful judge of comedy.

1990 C. Hitchens in Nation (Nexis) 17 Sept. 262 This is just the kind of fatalism that leads to pointless wars, and to the suppression of pointful questioning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pointful
释义	pointfuladj. Brit. /ˈpɔɪntf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈpɔɪntf(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: point n.¹, -ful suffix. Etymology: < point n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare earlier pointfulness n. Full of point or substance; emphatic; apposite or pertinent.Sometimes humorously contrasted with pointless adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective] to (the) purposea1387 pertinentc1390 appliablec1429 relevantc1540 appliant1548 incident1557 relative1579 home1607 effectual1608 ad rem1680 adaptable1718 to the point1817 pointful1898 1898 Era 15 Oct. 8/5 His quiet, incisive, pointful method carries him through with complete success. 1908 Life 9 July 54/3 Profusion of pithy, pointful and perfectly painted pictures by peerless pensmen. 1925 Times 1 Dec. 12 The ‘Sayings of the Week’ that we read every Sunday are nearly all ‘pointful’ exaggerations. 1949 W. Connely Young George Farquhar xviii. 298 Steele was a shrewd and pointful judge of comedy. 1990 C. Hitchens in Nation (Nexis) 17 Sept. 262 This is just the kind of fatalism that leads to pointless wars, and to the suppression of pointful questioning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1898
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