Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or quality of being pointed; sharpness.
  • noun Epigrammatieal smartness or keenness.

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  • noun The quality of being pointed

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing
  • noun the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip

Etymologies

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pointed +‎ -ness

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