Pointedness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pointed \Point"ed\, a.
     1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
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     2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of
        expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a


        particular person or thing.
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              His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.
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     {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}.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Point"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Point"ed*ness},
        n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pointedness
       n : the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point [syn: {point}]
           [ant: {unpointedness}]