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pointy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈpɔɪnti/

Etymology

Etymology tree English point Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pointy From point + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Pointed in shape; having a point or points.
2. In the Raku programming language: being a block or subroutine that acts as a closure accepting a list of parameters (denoted by the pointed arrow symbol ->).
   • a pointy sub; a pointy block

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Deriveds

pointy end · pointily · pointiness · pointy head · pointy bracket · finger-pointy

Translations (14)

ru остроконечный (pointed in shape) · es puntiagudo (pointed in shape) · bg върха́т (pointed in shape) · nl puntig (pointed in shape) · cs zašpičatělý (pointed in shape) · ar مُدَبَّب (pointed in shape) · es puntudo (pointed in shape) · cs špičatý (pointed in shape) · izh terävä (pointed in shape) · sv spetsig (pointed in shape) · yi שפּיציק (pointed in shape) · pl spiczasty (pointed in shape) · sa तिग्म (pointed in shape) · pl szpiczasty (pointed in shape)

pointy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈpɔɪnti/

Etymology

Etymology tree English point Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pointy From point + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Any pointed object.
   • Even though Skylar has never had a seizure to my knowledge since the incident in school, she still sees the things she likes to call pointies, just not as many as before, since she started taking the valproic acid, but still there's a few. 2012, Lou Rain, Family Effects, page 298:
   • Plus, it's likely she will bite you the first few times you try messing with her mouth, so why not get those bites out of the way before the sharp pointies come in? 2013, Jennifer Byrne, The Intrepid Parent's Field Guide to the Baby Kingdom, page 154:

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