pointed

pointed
[ˈpɔɪntɪd]
adjetivo
1puntiagudo(a) (sharp)
2intencionado(a) (remark)

pointed [poin-ted]
adjetivo
1Puntiagudo, puntuado, agudo.
2Picante, epigramático, satírico (sharp).
3Dirigido a una persona particular; acentuado.
4Ojival. (Arqueología)

pointed [ˈpɔɪntɪd]
adjective
1 [+chin, nose, shoes] puntiagudo; [+stick] de punta afilada; [+hat] de pico; (Archit) [+arch, window, roof] apuntado; ojival
2 [+remark] mal intencionado; [+criticism] mordaz; [+question] directo; [+look] penetrante
obvious in intention
the book makes pointed reference to his numerous affairs el libro hace alusiones directas a sus numerosas aventuras amorosas
Relations between Giscard d'Estaing and de Gaulle deteriorated from that moment, with the former making increasingly pointed remarks about the authoritarian aspects of the regime Nor did he rebuke her for her pointed remark that he, too, must have done some evil to have deserved a cousin like Devadatta we got rid of him with a few pointed remarks one of them had recently visited the zoo and was unable to answer some pointed questions from his kids Do you mind if I ask you a few pointed questions? from their polite coughs and pointed looks he eventually realized his mistake

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