pointier; pointiest
1
: coming to a rather sharp point
2
: having parts that stick out sharply here and there
Examples of pointy in a Sentence
wears high heels with very pointy toes even though they kill her feet
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
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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).
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
Mesh styles made a return in pointy-toe kitten-heel pumps in neutral colors while the Babouche design was reinterpreted in a python print or black satin that winked also to comfy red carpet moments.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 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
Coyote feces is usually lumpy and larger than fox feces, which has pointy ends.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Pointy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointy. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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pointy
adjective
pointier; pointiest
1
: coming to a rather sharp point
2
: having parts that stick out sharply here and there
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