point·ed
ˈpȯin-təd 
1
a
: having a point
b
: being an arch with a pointed crown
also
: marked by the use of a pointed arch
pointed architecture
2
a
: being to the point : pertinent
b
: aimed at a particular person or group
3
: conspicuous, marked
pointed indifference
4
: having points that contrast in color with the basic coat color
a pointed cat
pointedly
adverb
pointedness
noun
Examples of pointed in a Sentence
Adjective (1)
the sansevieria's long pointed leaves make it an easily recognized houseplant
he made a number of pointed remarks on the crisis abroad
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Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
Ronald Rowe took pointed questions from both sides of the aisle about how the agency could have allowed a teen gunman to open fire on Trump, lightly wounding him and killing one of his supporters at a July campaign rally in Butler, Pa.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
This is not the first time Brady seemed to have sent pointed messages to his ex through Instagram.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
In Murnau’s Nosferatu, however, Schreck appears as a walking nightmare —a terrifying, skeletal creature with two sharp, pointed teeth, bat-like ears and claws for hands.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
But its maker insists the movie’s politically pointed portrait of our species’ self-destruction is, ultimately, hopeful.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
Ronald Rowe took pointed questions from both sides of the aisle about how the agency could have allowed a teen gunman to open fire on Trump, lightly wounding him and killing one of his supporters at a July campaign rally in Butler, Pa.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
This is not the first time Brady seemed to have sent pointed messages to his ex through Instagram.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
In Murnau’s Nosferatu, however, Schreck appears as a walking nightmare —a terrifying, skeletal creature with two sharp, pointed teeth, bat-like ears and claws for hands.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Pointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointed. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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