POINTED as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • direct and obvious in meaning or reference
   • often unpleasant
   Usage Example(s)
   • a pointed critique
   • a pointed allusion to what was going on
   • another pointed look in their direction
   Similar To
   • direct (what does direct mean?)
2. Meaning
   • having a point
   Antonym(s)
   • pointless (what does pointless mean?)
   • unpointed (what does unpointed mean?)
   Similar To
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   • ensiform (what does ensiform mean?)
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   • swordlike (what does swordlike mean?)
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   • lancelike (what does lancelike mean?)
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   See Also
   • angular (what does angular mean?)
   • angulate (what does angulate mean?)
   • sharp (what does sharp mean?)