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point·ed

   [poin-tid]
adjective
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.
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6.
marked; emphasized.
7.
Heraldry. (of a cross) having parallel sides with points formed by two inclined sides on each end: a cross pointed.
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see point, -ed2, -ed3

Related forms
point·ed·ly, adverb
point·ed·ness, noun
mul·ti·point·ed, adjective
self-point·ed, adjective
un·point·ed, adjective
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well-point·ed, adjective
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Synonyms
2. penetrating; epigrammatic.

Antonyms
2. blunt, dull.

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pointed (ˈpɔɪntɪd)
 
—adj
1.  having a point
2.  cutting or incisive: a pointed wit
3.  obviously directed at or intended for a particular person or aspect: pointed criticism
4.  emphasized or made conspicuous: pointed ignorance
5.  (of an arch or style of architecture employing such an arch) Gothic
6.  music (of a psalm text) marked to show changes in chanting
7.  (of Hebrew text) with vowel points marked
 
'pointedly
 
—adv
 
'pointedness
 
—n

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pointed
"having the quality of penetrating the feelings or mind," 1665, from pp. of point (v.) in sense of "furnish with a point."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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