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
Wind chimes rang out in the back yard, which brimmed with pointy succulents, low-lying shrubs, and a few small trees.
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Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Pointy poulaines for men Several current fashion trends for women, including pointy shoes, were in fact initially adopted by men.
—Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
The head of it has a double-sided, conical spike that’s shaped similarly to the pointy side of a mattock (but on a much smaller scale).
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
This is an old-school two-hander in which one of the protagonists just happens to be a giant lizard with very sharp and pointy teeth.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Pointy poulaines for men Several current fashion trends for women, including pointy shoes, were in fact initially adopted by men.
—Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
The head of it has a double-sided, conical spike that’s shaped similarly to the pointy side of a mattock (but on a much smaller scale).
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
This is an old-school two-hander in which one of the protagonists just happens to be a giant lizard with very sharp and pointy teeth.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointy
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In a pointed reference to Cheney’s 2014 remarks on Ukraine, RT highlighted his call to bolster NATO’s presence near Russia’s borders and provide military support to Kyiv—framing it as a blueprint for escalation.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The former supermodel completed the look with a pair of black, pointed heels and a gold watch.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In Hyderabad, the jump was even sharper, rising from 8 leadership roles in 2024 to 42 year to date.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Southeast could also briefly experience blustery winds and a sharp cold snap, with frost or even a hard freeze reaching inland areas as far south as Georgia and the Carolinas by Tuesday morning.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Chinese reports stated that the attack-type wolf robots cleared barbed wire and trenches in three to five minutes, while the transport variants followed closely behind.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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In the yard, decorations include nooses, hanging bodies, guards in towers and barbed wire fences.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Pointy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointy. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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