pointed comment

  • 1pointed — adjective (usually before noun) 1 having a point at the end: Poirot was a dapper little man with a pointed beard. 2 a pointed comment/look/remark something you say or do in a deliberately direct and noticeable way, in order to show your annoyance …

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  • 2pointed — /ˈpɔɪntəd / (say poyntuhd) adjective 1. having a point or points: a pointed arch. 2. sharp or piercing: pointed wit. 3. having point or force: pointed comment. 4. directed; aimed. 5. directed particularly, as at a person. 6. marked; emphasised.… …

  • 3pointed — [ˈpɔɪntɪd] adj 1) with a point at the end 2) done in a way that shows that you are annoyed or do not agree a pointed comment/remark[/ex] pointedly adv …

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  • 4fair comment — Comment on a matter of public interest which is confined to comment on things and the acts of persons and does not extend to attacks upon personal character or to imputing immoral or corrupt motives. 33 Am J1st L & S § 162. Any criticism of a… …

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  • 5John Gunby — Infobox Military Person name= John Gunby lived= March 10, 1745 ndash; May 17, 1807 caption= nickname= placeofbirth= Somerset County, Maryland placeofdeath= Snow Hill, Maryland allegiance= United States of America branch= serviceyears= 1775… …

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  • 6Nick and Nora Charles — (William Powell and Myrna Loy in the 1939 film Another Thin Man) Nick and Nora Charles are fictional characters created by Dashiell Hammett in his novel The Thin Man. The characters were later adapted for film in a s …

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  • 7Dead Irish Writers — The West Wing episode Episode no. Season 3 Episode 59 Directed by Alex Graves Written by …

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  • 8barb — [n1] point arrow, bristle, dart, prickle, prong, quill, shaft, spike, spur, thistle, thorn; concepts 434,836 barb [n2] pointed comment affront, criticism, cut, dig, gibe, insult, rebuff, sarcasm, scoff, sneer; concepts 52,54 Ant. kindness, praise …

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  • 9literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 10Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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