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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