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pointed.

Sharp, barbed; not dull.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɔɪntɪd//ˈpɔɪnɪd/US
  1. Sharp, barbed; not dull.

    comparable
    The warrior brandished a pointed spear.
  2. Having a certain number of points.

    in-compounds
    a five-pointed star
  3. Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.

    comparable
  4. In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.

    not-comparable
    The Siamese is a pointed breed of cat.
  5. Directed negatively at a person or topic.

    comparable
    a pointed remark
  6. That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations.

    The class of all pointed spaces forms a category - Top_• - with basepoint preserving continuous maps as morphisms.
  7. precise, on the dot.

    dated
verb/ˈpɔɪntɪd//ˈpɔɪnɪd/US
  1. simple past and past participle of point

    form-of · participle · past
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