pointed

adjective7

1. •
   Sharp, barbed; not dull.

   • The warrior brandished a pointed spear.
2. •
   Directed negatively at a person or topic.

   • Attention has been called to the report in a New-York paper, which has been made the subject of pointed comment […] — 1863
3. •
   [in compounds] Having a certain number of points.

   • a five-pointed star
4. •
   Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.
5. •
   In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.

   • The Siamese is a pointed breed of cat.
6. •
   That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations.

   • The class of all pointed spaces forms a category - Top_• - with basepoint preserving continuous maps as morphisms.
7. •
   (old-fashioned) precise, on the dot.

   • With their usual punctuality, the boys arrive at the pointed hour of three. — 1942