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What does pointed mean?

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Verb
  1. (comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
  2. (not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.
  3. (comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.
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The councillors pointed out everyone knew cholera was due to miasma, the rising of bad smells from the foetid surrounds.
He correctly pointed out that six spheres can surround a central sphere in the innermost ring.
She pointed to one of the glass cabinets, where an inkwell was, indeed, on display.
They were dressed plainly, and their pale pointed faces and weird dark eyes made them look meek and fragile.
He criticised modern methods of cultivation and pointed out that the use of chemical fertilisers had affected soil fertility.
He had pointed the weapon at the man and his son and then fled in a pickup.

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