What is the meaning of pointed?

verb

  • Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively.
    • usage: "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
  • Be oriented.
    • usage: "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
  • Direct into a position for use.
    • usage: "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
  • Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling.
  • Be a signal for or a symptom of.
    • usage: "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
  • Sail close to the wind.
  • Mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics.
  • Mark with diacritics.
    • usage: "point the letter"
  • Mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes.
  • Be positionable in a specified manner.
    • usage: "The gun points with ease"
  • Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.
    • usage: "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
  • Indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle.
    • usage: "the dog pointed the dead duck"
  • Give a point to.
    • usage: "The candles are tapered"
  • Repair the joints of bricks.
    • usage: "point a chimney"

adjective

  • Having a point.
  • Direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant.
    • usage: "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"
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APAWordNet. (2010). pointed. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/pointed/definitions/1180999
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