pointed

adjective

1) spitz

pointed arch — Spitzbogen, der

2) (fig.) (sharply expressed) unmissverständlich; deutlich; (ostentatious) demonstrativ

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adjective (having a sharp end: a pointed nose; pointed shoes.) Spitz-...

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point·ed

[ˈpɔɪntɪd, AM -t̬ɪd]

adj

1. (with sharp point) spitz

2. (emphatic) pointiert geh

\pointed criticism scharfe Kritik

\pointed question unverblümte Frage

\pointed remark spitze Bemerkung

\pointed reminder eindrückliche Erinnerung

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['pɔIntɪd]

adj

1) (= sharp) stick, roof, chin, nose, shoes spitz; window, arch spitzbogig

a stick with a sharply pointed end —

the pointed windows in the old church — die Spitzbogenfenster in der alten Kirche

2) (= incisive) wit, criticism scharf

3) (= obvious in intention) remark, comment scharf, spitz; reference unverblümt; question gezielt; look spitz; absence, gesture, departure ostentativ

her pointed lack of interest in my problems — ihr ostentatives or betontes Desinteresse an meinen Problemen

that was rather pointed — das war ziemlich deutlich

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pointed [ˈpɔıntıd] adj (adv pointedly)

1. spitz(ig)

2. spitz (zulaufend), zugespitzt:

pointed arch ARCH Spitzbogen m;

pointed file Spitzfeile f;

pointed roof (gotisches) Spitzdach;

pointed style gotischer Stil, Spitzbogenstil m

3. fig scharf, pointiert (Stil, Bemerkung), anzüglich

4. fig treffend, deutlich

5. fig ostentativ

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adjective

1) spitz

pointed arch — Spitzbogen, der

2) (fig.) (sharply expressed) unmissverständlich; deutlich; (ostentatious) demonstrativ

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adj.

gespitzt adj.

gezeigt adj.