pointed

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

POINT'ED, participle passive Sharpened; formed to a point; directed; aimed. 1. Aimed at a particular person or transaction. 2. adjective Sharp; having a sharp point; as a pointed rock. 3. Epigrammatical; abounding in conceits or lively turns; as pointed wit.
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