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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Sharp; having a sharp point;

as, a

pointed

rock

Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing.

His moral pleases, not his

pointed

wit.

Pope.

Pointed arch

(Arch.)

an arch with a pointed crown.

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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

Noun.

pp.

Sharpened; formed to a point; directed; aimed.

Aimed at a particular person or transaction.

a. Sharp; having a sharp point; as a pointed rock.

Epigrammatical; abounding in conceits or lively turns; as pointed wit.