unpointed

adj — 3 senses

unpointed

adj

Etymology From un- + pointed.

1

Not pointed (formed into a point).

  • Ms. Marin uses a deliberately slack, unballetic form; limbs are relaxed rather than stretched and feet are unpointed.2007 October 4, Roslyn Sulcas, “For $10, a Smorgasbord of the Popular and Daring”, in New York Times:
2

Not pointed (finished by filling with cement or mortar).

  • The masons laid the brick walls unevenly, leaving unpointed mortar between bricks for a rough-cast texture.2007, Russell Versaci, Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home:
3

Media, Publishing, Typography Not marked with a point.

  • an unpointed vowel
Derived terms
unpointedness

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