pointedadjective
uk/ˈpɔɪn.tɪd/us/ˈpɔɪn.t̬ɪd/pointed adjective (SHARP END)
A pointed object has a thin, sharp end or becomes much narrower at one end:
He's got funny little pointed ears.
More examples
- a sharply pointed nail
- He was a little birdlike man with a pointed nose and darting eyes.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sharp and blunt
- blunt
- hone
- jaggy
- keen
- point
- pointy
- prickly
- razor-sharp
- sharp
- sharpen
- sharply
- spike
- spiked
- spiky
- spiny
- whet
pointed adjective (CRITICISM)
A pointed remark, question, or manner is intended as a criticism of the person it is directed to:
My aunt made a few pointed remarks about my taste in clothes.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Critical & uncomplimentary
- a cheap shot idiom
- acidulous
- astringent
- barbed
- censorious
- critical
- critically
- damning
- deprecating
- disapproving
- disparaging
- hard-hitting
- ill
- pejorative
- snidely
- sniffy
- uncomplimentary
- venomous
- vitriol
- withering
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