pointed

adjective

(comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.

(comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.

(comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.

(in combination) Having a certain number of points.

(not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.

(topology, algebraic topology, of a topological space) 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.

(dated, of a time) precise, on the dot.

Roots

pungerepoint- · Latin · to prick

Synonyms for pointed

acanthoidadj pointyadj spikedadj acanthousadj cuspedadj acuminatev sharpadj acuateadj markedadj peakedadj

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