(comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
Used in a Sentence
pointed
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pointed.
Editorial note
As pointed out in the article, Vic ran roughshod over the entire company to push his agenda.
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Parts of speech1
Quick take
(comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of pointed gathered in one view.
(comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.
(comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for pointed.
adjective
(comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
adjective
(comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.
adjective
(comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.
adjective
(in combination) Having a certain number of points.
Example sentences
As pointed out in the article, Vic ran roughshod over the entire company to push his agenda.
Because what you plainly stated is often (usually?) not acknowledged, and pushed back against if pointed out.
Standard lead acid car batteries don't like being discharged below ~50% like others have pointed out.
It has been pointed out that this state of affairs has led to many criminal/politically harmful events to be widely known.
As others have pointed out, with that much experience, you also should have a network of folks to reach out to.
Someone pointed out that this didn't seem fair or just, and after a bunch of arguments and legislation, copyright was born.
As has been pointed out, DEC and other huge mainframe and minicomputer companies are dead.
The google homepage doing a lot more was pointed out earlier, I've updated the page to reflect that.
I pointed out reeds as only a secondary issue because there seem to be more oboists than bassoonists.
From what I have read it is only tied to the motherboard as others have pointed out.
Compile and runtime errors are clearly pointed out, usually with helpful error messages.
You might as well have pointed out the performance limitations of Ruby too.
Quote examples
Edit: as was pointed out to me in another comment: this is using a loose definition of "life" which includes 23 hour nights at freezing temperatures.
Gmail does support the "+" separator, although (as I pointed out in another comment) many sites either a) don't allow "+" as a valid character in e-mail addresses or b) simply strip off the "+foo" portion.
When a Reddit user pointed this out, over 1,500 users voted in support of the response that "His employees are better off working elsewhere." The mob, naturally, has shown no intention of helping to find new jobs for the innocent dental employees it is seeking to put out of work.
I found this thread because someone had pointed me at unemployable.pen.io and wanted to comment on it specifically, because having read that particular blog post, I started off thinking "man, that's someone I'd like to talk to," and then realized a few things: If you're trying to get hired, then maybe when you write a blog post on the fact, you also include a link to your resume.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use pointed in a sentence?
As pointed out in the article, Vic ran roughshod over the entire company to push his agenda.
What does pointed mean?
(comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
What part of speech is pointed?
pointed is commonly used as adjective.