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French
Etymology
From pointe + -u.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pointu (feminine pointue, masculine plural pointus, feminine plural pointues)
- sharp, pointed
- Synonyms: aigu, piquant, tranchant
- Cette épée est bien pointue. ― This sword is very sharp.
- Les feuilles de cette plante sont pointues. ― The leaves of this plant are pointed.
- (figuratively) specialised, precise, technical, pointed
- une question très pointue ― a very pointed question
2020 August 28, “Corée du Nord : l'armée secrète des hackeurs [North Korea: the secret army of hackers]”, in Le Monde:Les pirates nord-coréens ne sont pas nécessairement les plus compétents, ni les plus pointus – quoique certains soient de très haut niveau –, mais ce sont les plus disciplinés et les plus têtus.- North Korean hackers are not necessarily the most competent, nor the most precise—although some are at a very high level—but they are the most disciplined and the most stubborn.
- (southern France) Parisian in accent or dialect
- il parle pointu ― he speaks like a Parisian
Further reading
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Adjective
pointu m
- (Jersey) pointed