Meaning

2 senses

  1. (informal)Pointed in shape; having a point or points.

    остроконечныйostrokonečnyj

  2. In the Raku programming language: being a block or subroutine that acts as a closure accepting a list of parameters (denoted by the pointed arrow symbol ->).

    a pointy sub; a pointy block

Examples

7 sentences

  1. This leave has many pointy parts.

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  2. Tom put on a pointy party hat.

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  3. Ziri's ivy has thick and pointy leaves.

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  4. Coyotes have longer and pointier muzzles than wolves.

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  5. The sea urchin was too pointy to pick up.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
pointed in shape:

Forms

pointier, pointiest
Comparativepointier Lesson
Superlativepointiest Lesson

regular

Word family

6 related words
Derivedfinger-pointypointilypointinesspointy bracketpointy endpointy head

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pointA1pointerpointlessB2poiseC1poisonB1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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