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(pɔɪntɪd)
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Something that is pointed has a point at one end.
...a pointed roof.
...pointed shoes.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Pointed comments or behaviour express criticism in a clear and direct way.
I couldn't help but notice the pointed remarks slung in my direction.
Her new book is a pointed look at life in a small community.
pointedly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective]
They were pointedly absent from the news conference.
'This is my house,' Blair said rather pointedly.
More Synonyms of pointed

pointed in British English

(ˈpɔɪntɪd)
adjective
1. 
having a point
2. 
cutting or incisive
a pointed wit
3. 
obviously directed at or intended for a particular person or aspect
pointed criticism
4. 
emphasized or made conspicuous
pointed ignorance
5. 
(of an arch or style of architecture employing such an arch) Gothic
6.  music
(of a psalm text) marked to show changes in chanting
7. 
(of Hebrew text) with vowel points marked
Derived forms
pointedly (ˈpointedly)
adverb
pointedness (ˈpointedness)
noun

pointed in American English

(ˈpɔɪntɪd)
adjective
1. 
a. 
having a point, or sharp end
b. 
tapering to a point, as a Gothic arch
2. 
sharp; incisive; to the point, as an epigram
3. 
clearly aimed at, or referring to, someone
a pointed remark
4. 
very evident; emphasized; conspicuous
Derived forms
pointedly (ˈpointedly)
adverb
pointedness (ˈpointedness)
noun

Examples of 'pointed' in a sentence
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When we moved from the first house into a fab 1930s semi with a pointed roof.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Drain, cut out the core in a pointed plug shape, quarter the tomatoes while peeling away the skin.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
We could ask pointed questions and pray for one another.
Christianity Today (2000)
Remove the core in a pointed plug shape and discard the skin.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Peel the kiwi and cut out the hard core in a pointed plug shape.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Cut the core out of the vine tomatoes in a pointed plug shape.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Cut out tomato cores in a pointed plug shape.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Cut out the cores in a pointed plug shape and rub away the skin.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Core the tomatoes in a pointed plug shape.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Cut the core out of the tomatoes with a small sharp knife in a pointed plug shape.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Cut the core out of the tomatoes in a pointed plug shape and cut into quarters.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was the first time he had made such a pointed reference to the physical harm he endured in prison.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Two arched windows with little pointed roofs sit in the sand, perfectly aligned.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He wore a small, pointed beard.
Adam Nicolson GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible (2003)
What a promise of summer there is in those long, pointed buds.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
That long, pointed red bill is unmistakable.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I was not asking questions or making pointed observations.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She had long, pointed fingernails.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The broad pointed arch doorway survives, as does the upper part of the window lighting the great hall and a smaller window lighting the buttery.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
On the beech trees under which it often grows, the long, pointed buds are getting distinctly fatter and greener.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
No wonder I always reacted badly when my father-in-law asked pointed questions about the investigation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
pointed

British English: pointed ADJECTIVE
Something that is pointed is thin and sharp at one end.
...a pointed roof.
  • American English: pointed
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pontudo
  • Chinese: 尖的
  • European Spanish: puntiagudo
  • French: pointu
  • German: spitz
  • Italian: appuntito
  • Japanese: 先のとがった
  • Korean: 뾰족한
  • European Portuguese: pontudo
  • Latin American Spanish: en punta

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All related terms of 'pointed'

point
You use point to refer to something that someone has said or written.
socket
A socket is a device on a piece of electrical equipment into which you can put a bulb or plug.
pointed arch
a narrow acutely pointed arch having two centres of equal radii
point up
to emphasize , esp by identifying
point off
to mark off from the right-hand side (a number of decimal places) in a whole number to create a mixed decimal
point out
If you point out an object or place, you make people look at it or show them where it is.
acute arch
a narrow acutely pointed arch having two centres of equal radii
lancet arch
a narrow acutely pointed arch having two centres of equal radii

Chinese translation of 'pointed'

pointed

(ˈpɔɪntɪd)

adj

  1. [stick, nose, roof, shoes] 尖的 (jiān de)
  2. (fig) [remark, question] 一针(針)见(見)血的 (yī zhēn jiàn xiě de)

point

(pɔɪnt)

n

  1. (c) (in report, lecture, interview) 论(論)点(點) (lùndiǎn) (个(個), gè)
  2. (s) (= significant part) [of argument, discussion] 要害 (yàohài)
    ⇒ He came straight to the point. 他切中要害。 (Tā qièzhòng yàohài.)
  3. (s) (= purpose) [of action] 目的 (mùdì)
    ⇒ What was the point in getting married? 结婚目的何在？ (Jiéhūn mùdì hé zài?)
  4. (c) (= aspect) [of report, project, situation] 点(點) (diǎn)
    ⇒ The most interesting point about the village was its religion. 关于这个村庄最有趣的一点是它的宗教。 (Guānyú zhège cūnzhuāng zuì yǒuqù de yī diǎn shì tā de zōngjiào.)
  5. (c) (= place) 位置 (wèizhì) (个(個), gè)
    ⇒ We were nearing the point where the lane curved round to the right. 我们在道路向右转弯这个位置附近。 (Wǒmen zài dàolù xiàng yòu zhuǎnwān zhège wèizhì fùjìn.)
  6. (s) (= moment) 时(時)刻 (shíkè)
    ⇒ At this point the girl slowly sat up on the sofa. 就在这时女孩在沙发上慢慢坐起。 (Jiù zài zhè shí nǚhái zài shāfāshang mànmàn zuòqǐ.)
  7. (c) (= sharp end) [of needle, knife, instrument] 尖端 (jiānduān) (个(個), gè)
  8. (c) (in score, competition, game, sport) 分 (fēn)
    ⇒ New Zealand have beaten Scotland by 21 points to 18. 新西兰以21分比18分赢了苏格兰。 (Xīnxīlán yǐ èrshíyī fēn bǐ shíbā fēn yíngle Sūgélán.)
  9. (c) (also power point) 插座 (chāzuò) (个(個), gè)
  10. (c) (also decimal point) 小数(數)点(點) (xiǎoshùdiǎn) (个(個), gè)
    ⇒ seven point eight per cent 百分之七点八 (bǎi fēn zhī qī diǎn bā)

vi

  1. (with finger, stick) 指出 (zhǐchū)

vt

  1. to point sth at sb [gun, finger, stick] 把某物瞄准(準)某人 (bǎ mǒuwù miáozhǔn mǒurén)
the research made some valid points 研究得出了一些有效的论(論)点(點) (yánjiū déchūle yīxiē yǒuxiào de lùndiǎn)
there's no point (in doing that) (那样(樣)做)毫无(無)意义(義) ((nàyàng zuò) háo wú yìyì)
good/bad points [of person] 优(優)/缺点(點) (yōu/quēdiǎn)
a strong point 长(長)处(處) (chángchù)
the train stops at Carlisle and all points south 火车(車)停靠卡莱(萊)尔(爾)及其以南的所有站点(點) (huǒchē tíngkào Kǎlái'ěr jí qí yǐnán de suǒyǒu zhàndiǎn)
at that point 那时(時) (nàshí)
up to a point 在某种(種)程度上 (zài mǒu zhǒng chéngdù shang)
two point five (= 2.5) 二点(點)五 (èr diǎn wǔ)
to be on the point of doing sth 正要做某事时(時) (zhèngyào zuò mǒushì shí)
to make a point of doing sth 特意做某事 (tèyì zuò mǒushì)
to get/miss the point 理解/不理解要点(點) (lǐjiě/bù lǐjiě yàodiǎn)
to come/get to the point 切中要点(點) (qièzhòng yàodiǎn)
to make one's point 使他人领(領)会(會)自己的意思 (shǐ tārén lǐnghuì zìjǐ de yìsi)
to prove one's point 证(證)明某人的观(觀)点(點) (zhèngmíng mǒurén de guāndiǎn)
that's the whole point! 正是这(這)个(個)意思！ (zhèng shì zhège yìsi!)
to be beside the point 不切题(題)的 (bù qiètí de)
you've got a point there! 你言之有理! (nǐ yán zhī yǒulǐ!)
I take/see your point 我接受/理解你的看法 (wǒ jiēshòu/lǐjiě nǐ de kànfǎ)
in point of fact 事实(實)上 (shìshíshang)
the points of the compass 罗(羅)盘(盤)上的罗(羅)经(經)点(點) (luópán shang de luójīngdiǎn)
to point at sth/sb (with finger, stick) 指着(著)某物/某人 (zhǐzhe mǒuwù/mǒurén)
to point to sth/sb (with finger/stick) 指向某物/某人 (zhǐxiàng mǒuwù/mǒurén)
⇒ Mr Jones pointed to a chair and asked her to sit down. 琼斯先生指指椅子请她坐下。 (Qióngsī xiānsheng zhǐzhǐ yǐzi qǐng tā zuò xià.)
to point to or towards sth [sign, needle, arrow] 指向某物 (zhǐxiàng mǒuwù)
to point to sth [fact] 暗示某事 (ànshì mǒushì) [speaker] 指出 (zhǐchū)
⇒ They pointed proudly to the administration's success in recent years. 他们自豪地指出近年来在管理上的成功。 (Tāmen zìháo de zhǐchū jìnnián lái zài guǎnlǐ shang de chénggōng.)
to point forwards/north 指向前/北 (zhǐxiàng qián/běi)
to point the way forward 标(標)引前方道路 (biāoyǐn qiánfāng dàolù)

Derived Forms

points n pl
  1. (Aut) 接触(觸)点(點) (jiēchùdiǎn)
  2. (Brit, Rail) 道岔 (dàochà)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
having a sharp tip
the pointed end of the chisel
Synonyms
sharp
sharp-toed cowboy boots
edged
acute
barbed
The factory was surrounded by barbed wire.
acicular (rare)
acuminate
cuspidate (rare)
mucronate (rare)
2 (adjective) 
Definition
cutting or incisive
a pointed remark
Synonyms
cutting
a cutting wind
telling
biting
This was the most biting criticism made against her.
sharp
‘Don't criticize your mother,’ was his sharp reprimand.
keen
a keen sense of humour
acute
His relaxed exterior hides an extremely acute mind.
accurate
penetrating
a penetrating mind
pertinent
incisive
a shrewd operator with an incisive mind
trenchant
He was shattered by the trenchant criticism.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of acute
Definition
penetrating in perception or insight
His relaxed exterior hides an extremely acute mind.
Synonyms
perceptive,
sharp,
keen,
smart,
sensitive,
clever,
subtle,
piercing,
penetrating,
discriminating,
discerning,
ingenious,
astute,
intuitive,
canny,
incisive,
insightful,
observant,
perspicacious (formal),
on the ball (informal)
in the sense of barbed
The factory was surrounded by barbed wire.
Synonyms
spiked,
pointed,
toothed,
hooked,
notched,
prickly,
jagged,
thorny,
pronged,
spiny,
snaggy
in the sense of biting
Definition
sarcastic
This was the most biting criticism made against her.
Synonyms
sarcastic,
cutting,
sharp,
severe,
stinging,
withering,
scathing,
acrimonious,
incisive,
virulent,
caustic,
vitriolic,
trenchant,
mordant,
mordacious

Synonyms of 'pointed'

pointed

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of incisive
Definition
direct and forceful
a shrewd operator with an incisive mind
Synonyms
penetrating,
sharp,
keen,
acute,
piercing,
trenchant,
perspicacious (formal)
in the sense of keen
Definition
(of a knife or blade) having a sharp cutting edge
a keen sense of humour
Synonyms
sharp,
satirical,
incisive,
trenchant,
pointed,
cutting,
biting,
edged,
acute,
acid,
stinging,
piercing,
penetrating,
searing,
tart,
withering,
scathing,
pungent,
sarcastic,
sardonic,
caustic,
astringent,
vitriolic,
acerbic,
mordant,
razor-like,
finely honed
in the sense of penetrating
Definition
tending to or able to penetrate
a penetrating mind
Synonyms
intelligent,
quick,
sharp,
keen,
critical,
acute,
profound,
discriminating,
shrewd,
discerning,
astute,
perceptive,
incisive,
sharp-witted,
perspicacious (formal),
sagacious (formal)
in the sense of trenchant
Definition
keen or incisive
He was shattered by the trenchant criticism.
Synonyms
scathing,
pointed,
cutting,
biting,
sharp,
keen,
acute,
severe,
acid,
penetrating,
tart,
pungent,
incisive,
hurtful,
sarcastic,
caustic,
astringent,
vitriolic,
acerbic,
piquant,
mordant,
acidulous,
mordacious

All related terms of 'pointed'

point
essence, meaning, subject, question, matter
point something up
emphasize, stress, highlight, underline, make clear
point to something
denote, reveal, indicate, show, suggest
point something or someone out
identify, show, point to, indicate, finger
point at or to something or someone
indicate, show, signal, point to, point out
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