pointed

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: poinʹtĭd, IPA(key): /ˈpɔɪntɪd/, (US in fast speech) /ˈpɔɪnɪd/ === Verb === pointed simple past and past participle of point === Adjective === pointed (comparative more pointed, superlative most pointed) (comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull. (in combination) Having a certain number of points. (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. a pointed remark (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