unpointed

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At most there were some unpointed toes, some “oafishness,” to use Johnny Weir’s highly technical language, some uncoordinated twizzling, some wobbly, burning knees.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2014

The Hebrew text from which the Septuagint version was executed was unpointed and much older than the Masoretic text.

From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)

More probably it simply means "number, weigh, divide"—the ambiguity being caused by the different possibilities of pointing and therefore of precisely interpreting these words, which were of course unpointed in the original.

From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar

Gurney, it was left unpointed for the nonce;    Edwardum occidere nolite timere,    That's his meaning.

From Edward the Second by Marlowe, Christopher

But still he sang best his own unpointed songs, the call and challenge of the throstle and the merle, the morning glory of the lark, songs that were impossible to write.

From Master Skylark by Bennett, John