Unpointed

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unpoint form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not pointed (formed into a point). not-comparable

    "Ms. Marin uses a deliberately slack, unballetic form; limbs are relaxed rather than stretched and feet are unpointed."

  2. 2
    Not pointed (finished by filling with cement or mortar). not-comparable

    "The masons laid the brick walls unevenly, leaving unpointed mortar between bricks for a rough-cast texture."

  3. 3
    Not marked with a point. not-comparable

    "an unpointed vowel"

Adjective
  1. 1
    not having a point especially a sharp point wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
pointlessabruptbluffbluntblunt-edgedblunt-ended

Example

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"Ms. Marin uses a deliberately slack, unballetic form; limbs are relaxed rather than stretched and feet are unpointed."

Etymology

From un- + pointed.

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