pointed

Definitions

1. 1

   simple past and past participle of point

2. 2

   Sharp, barbed

   Sharp, barbed; not dull.

   • The warrior brandished a pointed spear.
3. 3

   Having a certain number of points.

   • a five-pointed star
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   1. 4

      Having a relevance to the matter at hand

      Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.

   2. 5

      In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.

      • The Siamese is a pointed breed of cat.
   3. 6

      Directed negatively at a person or topic.

      • a pointed remark
      • Attention has been called to the report in a New-York paper, which has been made the subject of pointed comment […]
   4. 7

      That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains…

      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.

      • The class of all pointed spaces forms a category - Top_• - with basepoint preserving continuous maps as morphisms.
   5. 8

      precise, on the dot.

      • With their usual punctuality, the boys arrive at the pointed hour of three.

The neighborhood

• antonymbluntantonym(s) of “sharp”