pointed vs pointy

pointed

adj
  • That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations. 

  • Directed negatively at a person or topic. 

  • Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant. 

  • Sharp, barbed; not dull. 

  • In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities. 

pointy

adj
  • Pointed in shape; having a point or points. 

  • 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 ->). 

noun
  • Any pointed object. 

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