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Pointed vs. Pointy — What's the Difference?

Pointed vs. Pointy — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Pointed and Pointy

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Pointed

Having an end coming to a point.

Pointy

Having an end tapering to a point.

Pointed

Sharp; cutting
Pointed criticism.

Pointy

(informal) Pointed in shape; having a point or points.

Pointed

Obviously directed at or making reference to a particular person or thing
A pointed comment.
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Pointy

(programming) In the Raku programming language: being a block or subroutine that acts as a closure accepting a list of parameters (denoted by the pointed arrow symbol ->).
A pointy sub; a pointy block

Pointed

Clearly evident or conspicuous; marked
A pointed lack of interest.

Pointy

(informal) Any pointed object.

Pointed

Characterized by the use of a pointed crown, as in Gothic architecture
A pointed arch.

Pointed

Having a rough finish produced by a pointed tool. Used of masonry.

Pointed

Simple past tense and past participle of point

Pointed

(comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
The warrior brandished a pointed spear.

Pointed

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

Pointed

(not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.
The Siamese is a pointed breed of cat.

Pointed

Directed negatively at a person or topic.

Pointed

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.

Pointed

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

Pointed

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.

Pointed

Having a point

Pointed

Direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant;
A pointed critique
A pointed allusion to what was going on
Another pointed look in their direction

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