pointed

verb

1. participle, past simple past and past participle of point

adjective more pointed · most pointed

1. comparable Sharp, barbed; not dull. The warrior brandished a pointed spear.

   Similar: pointy, sharp

2. in compounds Having a certain number of points. a five-pointed star
3. comparable Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.
4. not comparable In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities. The Siamese is a pointed breed of cat.
5. comparable, of a comment or inference Directed negatively at a person or topic. a pointed remark
6. of a topological space That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations. The class of all pointed spaces forms a category - Top_• - with basepoint preserving continuous maps as morphisms.
7. dated, of a time precise, on the dot. With their usual punctuality, the boys arrive at the pointed hour of three.

Opposite: blunt