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What is the adjective for pointer?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb point which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

pointless
  1. Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
  2. Having no prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.
  3. Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.
  4. (mathematics) Without points.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. meaningless, senseless, fruitless, futile, useless, aimless, inane, unavailing, unproductive, worthless, absurd, hopeless, ineffectual, irrelevant, needless, nonsensical, unprofitable, purposeless, idle, in vain, valueless, wasted, empty, fatuous, footling, insane, hollow, inconsequential, ineffective, insignificant, nongermane, purportless, redundant, superfluous, unnecessary, to no purpose, without rhyme or reason, not pertinent, vain, profitless, bootless, abortive, inefficacious, unsuccessful, otiose, nugatory, barren, inutile, to no avail, trivial … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “However, I find it almost pointless to search for an exact idea to copy.”
      “There was a proclamation published, that none of the name of Macgregor use, or carry any other weapon, except a pointless knife.”
      “Why would a smart man like him make such a pointless comment?”
pointerlike
  1. Like a pointer (needle-like indicator).
  2. Like a pointer (hunting dog).
  3. (computing) Like a pointer (variable holding a memory address).
  4. Examples:
      5. “Twins in many respects, each tube has a light-sensitive screen and a pointerlike beam of electrons.”
      “Originally called the Weimar pointer, the dog is pointerlike in general outline and similar to the German short-haired pointer, only larger.”
      “You must resist the temptation to implement basic data structures such as linked lists and trees just because a pointerlike capability is available.”
pointful
  1. Having real substance; apposite, pertinent.
  2. Having a point; not pointless.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. relevant, pertinent, applicable, appropriate, related, apposite, fitting, proper, apt, germane, material, admissible, apropos, important, relative, suitable, significant, appurtenant, fit, suited, connected, pointed, linked, requisite, accordant, allowable, applicatory, becoming, befitting, cognate, compatible, concerning, conformant, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, correct, correlated, correspondent, harmonious, pat, referring, right, salient, valid, weighty, ad rem, to the point … more
pointlike
  1. Resembling a point
  2. (physics) Having dimensions too small to be measured, or so small that it may be regarded as a point
pointleted
  1. (botany) Having a small, distinct point; apiculate.
pointable
  1. Capable of being pointed, or turned to face something.
pointerless
  1. (computing) Without the use of pointers.
pointing
  1. present participle of point
  2. Synonyms:
      3. indicating, signalling, signaling, suggesting, denoting, signifying, bespeaking, designating, evidencing, betokening, hinting, implying, making, manifesting, revealing, fingering, leading, naming, offering, pegging, tabbing, tagging, buttoning down, pinning down, drawing attention to, putting down for, putting one's finger on, aiming, directing, training, casting, facing, leveling, levelling, beaming, guiding, steering, tending, turning, heading, slanting, influencing, laying, looking, zeroing in, bringing to bear, drawing a bead on, getting a bead on, pointing toward, focusing … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It has been found that the perception of a pointing arrow is enough to shift our attention to the pointed location reflexively.”
      “I went to Henry Adler in New York and asked him if there was a horn like this made with a front-pointing bell.”
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