as in pointed
tapering to a thin tip
wears high heels with very pointy toes even though they kill her feet
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Recent Examples of pointy
Like a mountain peak, sharp and pointy, where dark matter congregates.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
As the train pulled into the precincts of Guilin, Martha and Joost gazed out the window at a series of pointy green hills poking up out of bright-orange soil.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
There are shoes that set the mood of the entire outfit, and a pointy-toe mule is one of them.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
But make sure your tulip bulbs are at a depth that’s at least three times the height of the bulb, with the pointy end of the bulb up, adds Ivanov.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
As the train pulled into the precincts of Guilin, Martha and Joost gazed out the window at a series of pointy green hills poking up out of bright-orange soil.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
There are shoes that set the mood of the entire outfit, and a pointy-toe mule is one of them.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
But make sure your tulip bulbs are at a depth that’s at least three times the height of the bulb, with the pointy end of the bulb up, adds Ivanov.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointy
Adjective
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On homelessness, Gersten supported the city’s current strategy, but raised pointed concerns about cost and scale, noting that Palomar Point’s per-unit price tag of more than $500,000 means such projects alone cannot meet the full need.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The pointed remarks reflected the magnitude of the anti-corruption initiative.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Nikola Katic, a mountain of a defender, all elbows and sharp edges, was terrific before suffering a season-ending injury during Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup qualification win over Italy.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Three candidates are vying to lead Chula Vista, San Diego County’s second-largest city, in the June primary, with the winner set to serve a four-year term atop a City Council that has been marked in recent years by sharp partisan division.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Dense rows of Xs in the background suggest barbed wire.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The barbed fact is that the woman caught in the middle of this unusual male arrangement benefits from none of their newfound emotional enlightenment.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Pointy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointy. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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