English Online Dictionary. What means pointed? What does pointed mean?
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: poinʹtĭd, IPA(key): /ˈpɔɪntɪd/
Verb
pointed
- simple past and past participle of point
Adjective
pointed (comparative more pointed, superlative most pointed)
- (comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
- (comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.
- (not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.
- (comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.
- (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.
Synonyms
- (sharp): pointy, sharp
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “sharp”): blunt
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- opted in, pitoned