英语词汇“pointed”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	pointed
释义	point·ed I. \ˈpȯintə̇d\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, partly from point + -ed; partly from past participle of pointen to point — more at point 1. a. : tapering to or ending in an especially sharp point < a pointed stick > < pointed rocks jutting up from the surf > b. (1) of an arch : having a pointed crown < Gothic architecture is characterized by the pointed arch > (2) : marked by the use of the pointed arch < pointed architecture > 2. a. : that is made so evident as to be quite conspicuous : made quite obvious < her pointed lack of concern over what happened to him > b. : made quite unmistakable in meaning, reference, or application : clearly aimed or directed < was disturbed by such pointed remarks > < a pointed allusion to what was going on > 3. a. : punctilious, precise, exact < is described with pointed correctness — W.E.Gladstone > b. : keenly intent : concentrated, detailed < would call for more pointed attention to the problems of colonial government — Current Biography > < no guide to nature, humanity and much of history is more pointed than art — J.F.Dobie > 4. a. : full of life and piquancy : lively, zestful, stimulating, tangy < with just enough Irish malice to make the narrative pointed — H.J.Laski > b. : very much to the point : incisive, terse : full of punch and effectiveness : epigrammatic < pointed wit > < the writing is pointed, vigorous — C.B.Hagan > • point·ed·ness noun -es II. adjective Etymology: short for appointed, past participle of appoint obsolete : set, fixed < I'll not be tied to hours nor pointed times — Shakespeare >
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