pointier; pointiest
1
: coming to a rather sharp point
2
: having parts that stick out sharply here and there
Examples of pointy in a Sentence
wears high heels with very pointy toes even though they kill her feet
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And the lady in the tall, pointy black hat wasn’t always so, y’know, wicked.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Hollington distilled this emblem of divine femininity into an image of legs clad in fishnets and pointy stilettos.
—Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the Women of Today founder, 41, is wearing a pointy party hat and has her hands full with a candlelit cake.
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In that illustration, Glinda cups her hand to speak into Elphaba’s ear as the green witch smirks, her eyes covered by her pointy black hat.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Hollington distilled this emblem of divine femininity into an image of legs clad in fishnets and pointy stilettos.
—Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the Women of Today founder, 41, is wearing a pointy party hat and has her hands full with a candlelit cake.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
In that illustration, Glinda cups her hand to speak into Elphaba’s ear as the green witch smirks, her eyes covered by her pointy black hat.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Pointy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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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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