pointedness

Definitions of pointedness
  1. noun
    the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing
    “the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable”
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    type of:
    directness, straightness
    trueness of course toward a goal
  2. noun
    the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
    synonyms: point
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    antonyms:
    unpointedness
    the property of having only a dull tip (if any)
    type of:
    taper
    the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
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