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Pointed

//ˈpɔɪntɪd// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Sharp, barbed; not dull. comparable

    "The warrior brandished a pointed spear."

  2. 2
    Having a certain number of points. in-compounds

    "a five-pointed star"

  3. 3
    Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant. comparable
  4. 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. 5
    Directed negatively at a person or topic. comparable

    "Attention has been called to the report in a New-York paper, which has been made the subject of pointed comment […]"

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  1. 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."

  2. 7
    precise, on the dot. dated

    "With their usual punctuality, the boys arrive at the pointed hour of three."

Adjective
  1. 1
    direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant wordnet
  2. 2
    having a point wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of point form-of, participle, past

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