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pointed

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pointed

  1. simplepast andpastparticiple ofpoint

Adjective

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pointed (comparativemorepointed,superlativemostpointed)

  1. (comparable)Sharp,barbed; notdull.
    The warrior brandished apointed spear.
  2. (in combination) Having a certain amount ofpoints.
    a five-pointed star
  3. (comparable) Having arelevance to thematterat hand:pertinent,relevant.
  4. (not comparable) In animals, having acoatpattern with points, that is, darkening of theextremities.
    The Siamese is apointed breed of cat.
  5. (comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.
    • 1863 February 21, “Important from Washington”, inThe New York Times:
      Attention has been called to the report in a New-York paper, which has been made the subject ofpointed comment[…]
    • 2013 June 18,Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, inNew York Times, retrieved21 June 2013:
      After a harsh police crackdown last week fueled anger and swelled protests, President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was imprisoned under the dictatorship and has now become the target ofpointed criticism herself, tried to appease dissenters by embracing their cause on Tuesday.
    • 1910 September 3, “Taft Is Not Pleased by Roosevelt Plan”, inThe New York Times:
      President Taft to-day had apointed comment for the "new nationalism" that his predecessor has been launching in the West.
  6. (topology, algebraic topology, of a topological space) That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary,point (called thebasepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations.
    Theclass of allpointed spaces forms acategory -Top• - with basepoint preserving continuous maps asmorphisms.
  7. (dated, of a time)precise,on the dot.
    • 1942, “The Dover Boys at Pimento University” (1:53 from the start), in Chuck Jones, director,Merrie Melodies, spoken by Narrator:
      With their usual punctuality, the boys arrive at thepointed hour of three.

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  • (antonym(s) of“sharp”):blunt

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Translations

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sharp at one end
of an arch, in architecture—seeogival

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