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English Dictionary: pointedness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pointedness
n
  1. the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip [syn: point, pointedness]
    Antonym(s): unpointedness
  2. the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing; "the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pointed \Point"ed\, a.
      1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
  
      2. 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.
  
      {Pointed style} (Arch.), a name given to that style of
            architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant
            feature; -- more commonly called {Gothic}. --
            {Point"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Point"ed*ness}, n.
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