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pointedness n. 指向;强调 指向;强调 pointedness n 1: the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip [ synonym: { point}, { pointedness}] [ ant: { unpointedness}] 2: the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing; " the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable" Pointed \ Point" ed\, a. 1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing. [ 1913 Webster] His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] { Pointed arch} ( Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown. { Pointed style} ( Arch.), a name given to that style of architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant feature; -- more commonly called { Gothic}. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Point" ed* ly}, adv. -- { Point" ed* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
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