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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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