pointedness
Example Sentences
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But the pointedness of Bosworth’s latest comments struck a nerve.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
Here, too, we find the irreverent pleasure in the telling, the attitude of moral justice, the pointedness of the voice.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 21, 2016
Few cars have the pointedness, the intentionality of a 911 at speed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2016
Schumer has always been fearless about calling out double standards, including her own, but this season of her show has a political pointedness that both reflects the moment and drives it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2015
The flow of boudoir Billingsgate in Lady Wishfort is unmatched for the vigour and pointedness of the tongue.
From An Essay on comedy and the uses of the comic spirit by George Meredith
