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pointedness
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Pointedness
(gcide) | Pointed \Point"ed\, a.
1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
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2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of
expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a
particular person or thing.
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His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.
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Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of
architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant
feature; -- more commonly called Gothic.
[1913 Webster] -- Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness,
n.
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pointedness
(wn) | pointedness
n 1: the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip [syn:
point, pointedness] [ant: unpointedness]
2: the quality of being obviously directed at a particular
person or thing; "the pointedness of his sarcasm was
unmistakable" |
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