pointier

Having narrower tip

Pointier is the comparative form of pointy, meaning having a sharper or more pronounced point than something else: Her shoes were pointier than mine, The new design has pointier edges.

Like other comparatives, it measures relative sharpness or angularity between two things.

comparative

sharper

Gambling cheat or swindler

edgier · spikier · pricklier · acuter · finer · sleeker · skinnier · thinner

physical

needle

Pointed implement for sewing

  • spikeSharp rise or point
  • thornPointed plant projection
  • bladeFlat cutting edge

tip · apex · vertex · spear · lance · stiletto · barb · prong · fang · claw

critical

barbed

Having sharp projections

acerbic · caustic · stinging · scathing · trenchant · piercing · sardonic · sarcastic · snide · waspish

aggressive

hostile

Aggressively unfriendly

combative · threatening · provocative · forceful · fierce · contentious · strident · attack · challenge · jab

Opposites
sharpness of shape

pointierrounder

More spherical in form

blunter · duller · flatter · stubbier · squarer

Family

disappointing, appointing, pointiest

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G