pointed
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++point·ed /ˈpɔɪntɪd/ ●●○ adjective [usually before noun] 1 CFhaving a point at the end 尖的 a pointed beard 一把山羊胡2 a pointed question/look/remark DISAPPROVEDELIBERATELYa direct question, look etc that deliberately shows that you are annoyed, bored, or disapprove of something 尖锐的问题/犀利的目光/刻薄的话 a pointed remark about my being late 针对我迟到说的一句尖刻的话Examples from the Corpus
pointed• To their right was an old portico, its row of pointed arches almost like a church.• There are three equally spaced pointed arm spines on the proximal segments, but they are lacking on the distalmost segments.• There are three or four conical pointed arm spines.• the dog's pointed brown ears• He went after Isaac just as the crouching figure opened its enormous mouth, baring pointed brownish teeth.• There are 3 slightly flattened pointed conical arm spines, of which the middle one is the largest.• Use a sharp pointed instrument, such as a pen or pencil.• a plant with long pointed leaves• He picked up a pointed stick and began drawing in the sand.• Their faces were like monkey faces, with thick lips and pointed teeth and ugly flat noses.point·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
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pointed
point‧ed /ˈpɔɪntəd, ˈpɔɪntɪd/
adjective [usually before noun]
a pointed beard
2. a pointed question/look/remark a direct question, look etc that deliberately shows that you are annoyed, bored, or disapprove of something:
a pointed remark about my being late
point‧ed /ˈpɔɪntəd, ˈpɔɪntɪd/
adjective [usually before noun] Word Family: noun: point, pointer, pointlessness; adjective: pointed, pointy, pointless; adverb: pointlessly, pointedly; verb: point
1. having a point at the end: 2. a pointed question/look/remark a direct question, look etc that deliberately shows that you are annoyed, bored, or disapprove of something: