pointier; pointiest
1
: coming to a rather sharp point
2
: having parts that stick out sharply here and there
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wears high heels with very pointy toes even though they kill her feet
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
The Rhode Beauty entrepreneur kept her base look simple in a white tank top and low-slung, wide-legged indigo jeans that cascaded over a pair of black pointy-toe pumps.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
It is covered with pointy green shoots resembling a dragon's spikes.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
At the pointy end of the hockey season, when the leverage of every result is enhanced, survival matters.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Pointy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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pointy
adjective
pointier; pointiest
1
: coming to a rather sharp point
2
: having parts that stick out sharply here and there
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