pointed 音标拼音: [p'ɔɪntəd] [p'ɔɪnəd] [p'ɔɪntɪd]
a . 尖的,锐利的,率直的,显然的
尖的,锐利的,率直的,显然的
pointed adj 1 :
having a point [
ant : {
pointless }, {
unpointed }]
2 :
direct and obvious in meaning or reference ;
often unpleasant ;
"
a pointed critique "; "
a pointed allusion to what was going on "; "
another pointed look in their direction "
Point \
Point \ (
point ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Pointed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Pointing }.] [
Cf .
F .
pointer .
See {
Point },
n .]
1 .
To give a point to ;
to sharpen ;
to cut ,
forge ,
grind ,
or file to an acute end ;
as ,
to point a dart ,
or a pencil .
Used also figuratively ;
as ,
to point a moral .
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2 .
To direct toward an abject ;
to aim ;
as ,
to point a gun at a wolf ,
or a cannon at a fort .
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3 .
Hence ,
to direct the attention or notice of .
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Whosoever should be guided through his battles by Minerva ,
and pointed to every scene of them . --
Pope .
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4 .
To supply with punctuation marks ;
to punctuate ;
as ,
to point a composition .
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5 .
To mark (
a text ,
as in Arabic or Hebrew )
with {
vowel points }; --
also called {
vocalize }.
Syn :
vocalize . [
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6 .
To give particular prominence to ;
to designate in a special manner ;
to indicate ,
as if by pointing ;
as ,
the error was pointed out . --
Pope .
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He points it ,
however ,
by no deviation from his straightforward manner of speech . --
Dickens .
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7 .
To indicate or discover by a fixed look ,
as game .
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8 . (
Masonry )
To fill up and finish the joints of (
a wall ),
by introducing additional cement or mortar ,
and bringing it to a smooth surface .
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9 . (
Stone Cutting )
To cut ,
as a surface ,
with a pointed tool .
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{
To point a rope } (
Naut .),
to taper and neatly finish off the end by interweaving the nettles .
{
To point a sail } (
Naut .),
to affix points through the eyelet holes of the reefs .
{
To point off },
to divide into periods or groups ,
or to separate ,
by pointing ,
as figures .
{
To point the yards } (
of a vessel ) (
Naut .),
to brace them so that the wind shall strike the sails obliquely . --
Totten .
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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 }.
[
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Point "
ed *
ly },
adv . -- {
Point "
ed *
ness },
n .
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196 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pointed ":
Attic ,
Spartan ,
V -
shaped ,
Y -
shaped ,
abbreviated ,
abridged ,
acanthoid ,
acanthous ,
accented ,
accentuated ,
acicular ,
aciform ,
acuate ,
aculeate ,
aculeiform ,
acuminate ,
acute ,
akimbo ,
allegorical ,
angular ,
aphoristic ,
apiculate ,
aposiopestic ,
arresting ,
associational ,
axiomatic ,
barbed ,
bent ,
biting ,
brief ,
brilliant ,
brusque ,
clever ,
clipped ,
close ,
compact ,
compendious ,
compressed ,
concise ,
condensed ,
connotational ,
connotative ,
conspicuous ,
contracted ,
cornered ,
cornuted ,
crisp ,
crooked ,
crotched ,
curt ,
cusped ,
cuspidate ,
cut ,
cutting ,
decided ,
definable ,
denotational ,
denotative ,
docked ,
droll ,
elliptic ,
emphasized ,
emphatic ,
epigrammatic ,
expressive ,
extended ,
extensional ,
facetious ,
figurative ,
forceful ,
forcible ,
forked ,
formulaic ,
formulistic ,
full of meaning ,
full of point ,
full of substance ,
funny ,
furcal ,
furcate ,
geniculate ,
geniculated ,
gnomic ,
hebetate ,
hispid ,
hooked ,
horned ,
horny ,
humorous ,
humorsome ,
in red letters ,
incisive ,
indicative ,
intelligible ,
intensional ,
interpretable ,
italicized ,
jagged ,
jesting ,
jocose ,
jocular ,
joking ,
joky ,
joshing ,
keen ,
keen -
witted ,
knee -
shaped ,
laconic ,
marked ,
meaning ,
meaningful ,
meaty ,
metaphorical ,
mordant ,
mucronate ,
muricate ,
needle -
pointed ,
needle -
sharp ,
nimble -
witted ,
outstanding ,
peaked ,
peaky ,
penetrating ,
piercing ,
pithy ,
platitudinous ,
pointy ,
positive ,
pregnant ,
prominent ,
pronged ,
proverbial ,
pruned ,
punctuated ,
pungent ,
quick -
witted ,
rapier -
like ,
readable ,
referential ,
remarkable ,
reserved ,
salient ,
salt ,
salty ,
saw -
toothed ,
sawtooth ,
scintillating ,
sententious ,
serrate ,
serrated ,
sharp ,
sharp -
cornered ,
sharp -
pointed ,
short ,
short and sweet ,
shortened ,
signal ,
significant ,
significative ,
smart ,
sparkling ,
spiculate ,
spiked ,
spiky ,
spined ,
spinous ,
spiny ,
sprightly ,
starred ,
stressed ,
striking ,
substantial ,
succinct ,
suggestive ,
summary ,
symbolic ,
synopsized ,
taciturn ,
tapered ,
tapering ,
telling ,
terse ,
tight ,
tined ,
to the point ,
toothed ,
transferred ,
trenchant ,
truncated ,
unbated ,
underlined ,
underscored ,
unmistakable ,
whimsical ,
witty ,
zigzag
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