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
Pointing you to Elf Day (2020), a film that chronicles people with pointy ears and pointy hats who work together to save the holiday.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
My butt was covered in ornaments, including large baubles and pointy wooden edges.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Always remember, friends: Fish knives are pointy at the end, and butter knives are round.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
The Clovis people were known to brandish an array of pointy stone tools that archaeologists have inferred to be hunting weapons.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
My butt was covered in ornaments, including large baubles and pointy wooden edges.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Always remember, friends: Fish knives are pointy at the end, and butter knives are round.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
The Clovis people were known to brandish an array of pointy stone tools that archaeologists have inferred to be hunting weapons.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pointy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointy
Adjective
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The pointed applicator also makes for neat, precise application.—
Deanna Pai,
Glamour,
4 Feb. 2025
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Best of all, the product boasts up to 12 hours of wear, without any fear of smudging. Shades: 15 Finish: Matte, metallic Type: Liquid Key ingredients: Kaolin, synthetic beeswax Staying power: 12 hours Ease of application: Use the pointed tip of the applicator, carefully line your lips.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The director has been here before, with sharper aim.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Adams case is not the only one that will bring the foolishness of this directive into sharp relief.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Away in a northeasterly direction towards Lake Pontchartrain sits a charmless, gated perimeter, secured by a fence topped with barbed wire.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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This is Auschwitz-Birkenau, a place where the Nazis treated people like animals caged in by electrified barbed wire, where prisoners died slowly by a combination of slave labor, human experimentation, starvation and disease.—
Jesse Kirsch,
NBC News,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Pointy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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