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
Instead of sharp, pointy claws, several rodent species including squirrels actually have smooth, flat nails on their thumbs.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
No broomsticks, no pointy hats, no wands.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
The glossy leaves have a unique shape with pointy lobes.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
The Labubu, with its pointed ears and pointy teeth, was created by artist and illustrator Kasing Lung and made its debut in 2015 via three picture books inspired by Nordic mythology.
—Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
No broomsticks, no pointy hats, no wands.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
The glossy leaves have a unique shape with pointy lobes.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
The Labubu, with its pointed ears and pointy teeth, was created by artist and illustrator Kasing Lung and made its debut in 2015 via three picture books inspired by Nordic mythology.
—Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointy
Adjective
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The pointed-toe Mario Valentino Corine slingback pump combines soft mesh and delicate kidskin leather, creating lightness and movement.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Or that’s what play-by-play announcer Chris Fowler says on TV, and his pointed prophecy is proven out by the disastrous decisions Russ makes in the present.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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But Sport mode was always selected soon after, which, besides adding rev-match downshifts and turning off auto stop/start, adds sharp exhaust tones to its deep-bass-induction soundtrack.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The pair have traded many barbed comments since Khan was elected to lead London in 2016 — Khan strongly criticized the president the same year for pledging a travel ban on a number of majority-Muslim countries, which was enacted in 2017.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
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Protests outside the Broadview facility continued midday Friday, with a handful of demonstrators holding up signs and cellphones toward a fence topped with barbed wire, video from the scene shows.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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On the next play from scrimmage, Christian Alarcon intercepted a tipped pass and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The ball went off his hands, and safety RJ Mickens caught the tipped pass for an interception.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Pointy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointy. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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