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pointed
adjective
uk /ˈpɔɪn.tɪd/ us /ˈpɔɪn.t̬ɪd/
pointedadjective (SHARP END)
A pointed object has a thin, sharp end or becomes much narrower at one end: 尖的，尖角的
He's got funny little pointed ears.他长着一对尖尖的小耳朵，很滑稽。
a sharply pointed nail尖尖的指甲
He was a little birdlike man with a pointed nose and darting eyes.他个头不高，长着尖尖的鼻子，不停四处张望的眼睛，像只鸟一样。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sharp and blunt
among
angularity
blunt
hone
jag
keen
point
prickly
sharp
sharpen
sharply
sharpness
spike
spiked
spikily
spiky
spiny
strop
whet
pointedadjective (CRITICISM)
A pointed remark, question, or manner is intended as a criticism of the person it is directed to: （评论、问题、方式等）尖锐的，犀利的，直截了当的，批评的
My aunt made a few pointed remarks about my taste in clothes.姑姑一针见血地批评了我对服装的品位。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Critical & uncomplimentary
acidulous
aloof
astringency
astringently
barbed
be all very wellidiom
captious
censorious
damning
derogatory
hypercritical
pungently
scarifying
scarifyingly
scathing
scathingly
scorchingly
uncomplimentary
venomous
witheringly
pointed | American Dictionary
pointed
adjective
us/ˈpɔɪn·tɪd/
intending criticism:
He made a pointed remark about her unwillingness to volunteer.
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