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 ] |