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pointed

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pointed
—pointedly, adv. —pointedness, n.
/poyn"tid/, adj.
1. having a point or points: a pointed arch.
2. sharp or piercing: pointed wit.
3. having direct effect, significance, or force: pointed criticism.
4. directed; aimed: a pointed gun.
5. directed particularly, as at a person: a pointed remark.
6. marked; emphasized.
7. Heraldry. (of a cross) having parallel sides with points formed by two inclined sides on each end: a cross pointed.
[1250-1300; ME; see POINT, -ED2, -ED3]
Syn. 2. penetrating; epigrammatic.
Ant. 2. blunt, dull.

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