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
Labubu, that line of round, wide eyed, pointy eared plush collectibles, is coming to the screen.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Dec. 2025
Use the pointy end of a skewer, twisting carefully, to open up any holes if needed.
—Janna Oberdorf, Parents, 15 Dec. 2025
The final scene of the movie shows a flashback to Elphaba and Glinda's college days, as the pair sit in a poppy field, with the former in her black pointy hat.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Having unwittingly helped the powers that be further their flying-monkey spying program, Elphaba — powerful, misunderstood, knows how to rock a pointy hat — has stolen the spell book known as the Grimmerie and declared war on the con artist known as Wizard.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Dec. 2025
Use the pointy end of a skewer, twisting carefully, to open up any holes if needed.
—Janna Oberdorf, Parents, 15 Dec. 2025
The final scene of the movie shows a flashback to Elphaba and Glinda's college days, as the pair sit in a poppy field, with the former in her black pointy hat.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Having unwittingly helped the powers that be further their flying-monkey spying program, Elphaba — powerful, misunderstood, knows how to rock a pointy hat — has stolen the spell book known as the Grimmerie and declared war on the con artist known as Wizard.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointy
Adjective
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Frame makes great high-quality jeans, and this straight pair would look so chic with a black leather jacket and pointed-toe boots like Hadid’s.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Infiniti is bringing the trend into 2026, wearing a pair of Gianvito Rossi‘s Gianvito 105 pointed-toe pumps in all white.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The numbers mark a sharp reversal from a spike in violence during the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The blazer of Middleton’s look included sharp shoulders with sinuous lapels and angular pockets at the waist.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Half of my drawing was in black and white, showing a woman walking away from barbed wire and a prison tower.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Who knew barbed wire could be so interesting?—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Pointy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointy. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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