Pointed

a.	1.	Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
	2.	Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing. His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. - Pope. Pointed arch (Arch.) an arch with a pointed crown. Pointed style (Arch.) a name given to that style of architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant feature; - more commonly called Gothic.

Adj.	1.	pointed - having a point Antonyms: pointless, unpointed - not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"
	2.	pointed - direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"

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