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pointy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of pointy

tapering to a thin tip

  • wears high heels with very pointy toes even though they kill her feet
Synonyms of pointy

peaked, pointed, sharp, spired, tipped
Words Related to pointy

needlelike, spiny

barbed, jagged, pronged, spiked, spikelike, spiky (also spikey)

bladelike, knifelike
Near Antonyms of pointy

dull, rounded
Antonyms of pointy

blunt

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