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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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pointedly
adv : in such a manner as to make something clearly evident; "he
pointedly ignored the question"