pointy
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- adjective
- /ˈpɔɪnti/
- The mountain had steep, pointy peaks that were challenging for climbers.
- pointy shoes
- pointy-headed
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- So all he did was make a small hole on the pointy end of the egg.
- I love this because it comes to a very, very pointy, very precise tip.
- No, wasn't a pointy brown egg Penny, it was the football.
- And so Rowan's head was kind of like pointy instead of nice and flat and round.
Examples
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A long oval, ballooning out on one end and narrowing down to a pointy chin on the other.
Fiction book (1999) -
High cheekbones and a pointy chin.
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These shoes are actually the first type of shoes that are pointy, feel comfortable wearing.
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So all he did was make a small hole on the pointy end of the egg.
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His nose is too pointy.
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I love this because it comes to a very, very pointy, very precise tip.
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When he finished, I saw two ice cream cones with their pointy ends touching.
Fiction book (1990) -
The first witch, Anniebeemeenie, had a tall pointy hat and long pointy shoes.
Fiction book (1998) -
The pencil has a pointy tip, which makes it easy to write small letters.
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She wore a dress with a pointy collar that gave her outfit a stylish look.
Synonyms
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A thing with an edge that can cut or pierce
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Ending in a small sharp tip
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With long sharp points that can hurt
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Having a very thin end that can prick or cut
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A shape that rises to a sharp point, like a roof or tent
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Shoes with a narrow pointed toe
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With a pointed nose or front, for example a plane
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Shaped like a long thin sharp needle
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A shoe or boot front that comes to a narrow point
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Long, thin, and pointed like a sewing pin
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Having a long narrow shape that ends in a sharp point like a spear
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A shape that is pointed, gets narrow, and ends in a sharp tip
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Shaped like a pointed tip that becomes narrow at one end
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Thin and pointed like a needle
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A leaf or stem that has a sharp, stiff point at the tip
A shape that narrows to a sharp point at the end
A leaf or plant part with a short sharp point at its tip
With a small sharp tip like a stiff hair
A leaf or part that ends in a sharp point
A shape like a leaf or arch that ends in pointed tips
Having sharp points that stick out
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Etymology
Pointy comes from the common word point, which means 'sharp end', with the ending -y that means 'full of' or 'having'. So pointy simply means 'having a sharp tip', which is why we call shoes, scissors, or mountain peaks 'pointy'.