pointed

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of point

comparative more pointed · superlative most pointed

1. comparableSharp, barbed; not dull.

   The warrior brandished a pointed spear.

   Synonyms: pointy, sharp

2. in compoundsHaving a certain number of points.

   a five-pointed star

3. comparableHaving a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.
4. not comparableIn animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.

   The Siamese is a pointed breed of cat.

5. comparableDirected negatively at a person or topic.

   a pointed remark

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   Attention has been called to the report in a New-York paper, which has been made the subject of pointed comment […]

   1863 February 21, “Important from Washington”, in The New York Times

   After a harsh police crackdown last week fueled anger and swelled protests, President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was imprisoned under the dictatorship and has now become the target of pointed criticism herself, tried to appease dissenters by embracing their cause on Tuesday.

   2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Jun 2013

   President Taft to-day had a pointed comment for the "new nationalism" that his predecessor has been launching in the West.

   1910 September 3, “Taft Is Not Pleased by Roosevelt Plan”, in The New York Times

6. algebraic topologyThat has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations.

   The class of all pointed spaces forms a category - Top_• - with basepoint preserving continuous maps as morphisms.

7. datedprecise, on the dot.

   With their usual punctuality, the boys arrive at the pointed hour of three.

   1942, “The Dover Boys at Pimento University” (1:53 from the start), in Chuck Jones, director, Merrie Melodies, spoken by Narrator