as in pointed
tapering to a thin tip
wears high heels with very pointy toes even though they kill her feet
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Recent Examples of pointy
The toe cap decorates the shoe’s elongated and sharp pointy toe.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
With its scaly armor, pointy ears, elongated snout, and curved claws, the armadillo is undeniably odd-looking.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Miffy has pointy ears, chubby cheeks and wears an orange dress.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Shuffling noises were heard, and then a pointy white gown popped into the lobby.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
With its scaly armor, pointy ears, elongated snout, and curved claws, the armadillo is undeniably odd-looking.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Miffy has pointy ears, chubby cheeks and wears an orange dress.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Shuffling noises were heard, and then a pointy white gown popped into the lobby.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointy
Adjective
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Her pointed-toe boots combined a matte panel through the front with shinier sections along the sides and shaft.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
14 June 2026
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Her skirt featured a thigh-high slit in the back, showing off a peep of her metallic pointed-toe stilettos from Aquazzura.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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The rotations were sharp, hedges were hard and defensive possessions ended one-and-done.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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Perrotta’s novels have been lavishly praised for their uncanny ability to articulate dark, often uncomfortable emotional truths of American culture, using humor and sharp observational skills to explore profound shifts in how people communicate and coexist.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The shoe style includes a barbed wire design on the foxing, canvas uppers, cotton laces and Travis Barker logo detailing on the heel and tongue.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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After netting a Golden Globe nomination for her film debut in 1978's Corvette Summer, Annie Potts joined the cast of Ghostbusters, played the ultimate Cool Girl record store clerk in Pretty in Pink (1986), and essayed her most iconic role as barbed single-mother Mary Jo Shively on Designing Women.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
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“Pointy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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