单词 | pointedness |
释义 | pointedness (once / 144138 pages) n WORD FAMILY pointed: pointedly, pointedness, unpointed+/contrapuntist: contrapuntists/counterpoint: contrapuntist, counterpointed, counterpointing, counterpoints/point: counterpoint, pointed, pointer, pointing, pointless, points, repoint/pointer: pointers/pointless: pointlessly, pointlessness/repoint: repointed, repointing/unpointed: unpointedness USAGE EXAMPLESHere, too, we find the irreverent pleasure in the telling, the attitude of moral justice, the pointedness of the voice. The New Yorker(Jul 21, 2016) Few cars have the pointedness, the intentionality of a 911 at speed. Wall Street Journal(Apr 14, 2016) His choice of something other than Wimbledon seemed to have a certain pointedness. New York Times(Aug 28, 2013) 1n the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable Hyper directness, straightness trueness of course toward a goal 2n the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip Syn|Ant|Hyper point unpointedness the property of having only a dull tip (if any) taper the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) |
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