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   Point·ed

   /ˈpoin(t)əd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having a sharpened or tapered tip or end: "his face tapers to a pointed chin" Similar sharpspearlikeneedle-likespear-shapedV-shapedtaperingtaperedcone-shapedconicconicalacutesharp-corneredwedge-shapedsharp-edgededgedjaggedspikyspikedbarbedinformal:pointytechnical:acicularlanceolateacuminatesubulatemucronateaculeaterare:cuspidatecuspedconoid
   • 2. (of a remark or look) expressing criticism in a direct and unambiguous way: "pointed comments were made about racial discrimination within the army" Similar cuttingtrenchantbitingincisiveacidacerbictartcausticscathingmordantrazor-edgedvenomedvenomouspiercingpenetratinginformal:snarkyrare:acidulousmordacious

   Derivatives

   • 1. pointedness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • O

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   • I

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   • N

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