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['pɔɪntɪd] 1. 2.2) fig. [remark, question] mirato* * *adjective (having a sharp end: a pointed nose; pointed shoes.) aguzzo, a punta* * *pointed /ˈpɔɪntɪd/a.1 puntuto; appuntito; acuminato; acuto; aguzzo; a punta: pointed tools, arnesi acuminati; strumenti a punta; a pointed nose, un naso aguzzo3 (fig.) penetrante; pungente; mordace; tagliente: pointed wit, spirito mordace; a pointed remark, un'osservazione pungente4 (fig.) evidente; fatto a bella posta; intenzionale; marcato; preciso: a pointed allusion, un'allusione precisa● (archit.) pointed arch, arco a sesto acuto □ pointed ignorance, crassa ignoranza □ (archit.) pointed style, stile ogivale; stile goticopointedly avv. pointedness n. [u].* * *['pɔɪntɪd] 1. 2.2) fig. [remark, question] mirato
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Pointed style — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pointed style — pointed style, the Gothic style of architecture, characterized by pointed arches … Useful english dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pointed arch — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
style — [stīl] n. [ME < L stilus (sp. infl. by unrelated Gr stylos, pillar) < IE base * (s)tei , pointed > L stimulus] 1. a sharp, slender, pointed instrument used by the ancients in writing on wax tablets 2. any of several devices, etc. similar … English World dictionary
Style — Style, n. [OE. stile, F. style, Of. also stile, L. stilus a style or writing instrument, manner or writing, mode of expression; probably for stiglus, meaning, a pricking instrument, and akin to E. stick. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Stiletto}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Style of court — Style Style, n. [OE. stile, F. style, Of. also stile, L. stilus a style or writing instrument, manner or writing, mode of expression; probably for stiglus, meaning, a pricking instrument, and akin to E. stick. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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style — /staɪl / (say stuyl) noun 1. a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character. 2. a particular, distinctive, or characteristic mode of action. 3. a mode of living, as with respect to expense or display. 4. an… …