pointedness

pointedness
    n 1: the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip [syn:
         {point}, {pointedness}] [ant: {unpointedness}]
    2: the quality of being obviously directed at a particular
       person or thing; "the pointedness of his sarcasm was
       unmistakable"
    

Pointed \Point"ed\, a.
   1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
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   2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of
      expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a
      particular person or thing.
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            His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.
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   {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}.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Point"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Point"ed*ness},
      n.
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