finger-pointy
finger-pointy adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of pointing a finger or fingers; prone or tending to point a finger or fingers.
Adjective
finger-pointy (comparative more finger-pointy, superlative most finger-pointy)
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of pointing a finger or fingers; prone or tending to point a finger or fingers.
- “She had gold teeth in front, wore a long braid and spoke in argumentative, finger-pointy Cantonese,” Olivia [Wu] remembers.1995, Jim Auchmutey, Susan Puckett, “Ah Tong’s Special Sauce”, in The Ultimate Barbecue Sauce Cookbook, Marietta, Ga.: Longstreet Press, →ISBN, “International Flavors” section, page 107, column 2
- Eight Hardcore ditties from Belfast’s Spindrift, with a sort of Biohazard/ S.O.I.A vibe… actually, I know fuck all about Hardcore (preferring devil-signs to finger-pointy theatrics), so I’m not sure how to describe this in relation to other acts of that genre.2000 November, Spandex Oo-er [pseudonym], “Demo-nic Invocation”, in Fitted Kitchens of the Living Damned, volume 3, Belfast, page 12, column 2
- Characterized by finger-pointing (the making of accusations; the assigning of blame); prone or tending to accuse or assign blame.
- Telling too much of the truth so as to expose the naked hand of power and its interests, calling things finger-pointy descriptions like male dominance, white supremacy, capitalism (I repeat, where is the U.S. Left? Did all these people really just disappear with the collapse of the Soviet Union?)...2002, Catharine A[lice] MacKinnon, “On Academic Freedom: From Powerlessness to Power”, in Butterfly Politics, Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, published 2017, →ISBN...
- AVOID THE BLAME GAME. Women who get vindictive or finger-pointy when angry are 31 percent more likely to develop heart problems than those who resolve things more constructively, recent research from Columbia University Medical School in New York City found.2010 November, Christa Renee, “Healthy You, Guy, Kids: Stay-Well News for You and Everyone You Love”, in Jill Herzig, editor, Redbook, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 65...
Examples of finger-pointy in a sentence
- He finished this with a wink and a weird finger-pointy thing and walked on.2010, Claire Allan, chapter 29, in It’s Got to Be Perfect, Dublin: Poolbeg, →ISBN, page 245:
- The furious exchange that followed, with Barber tottering over to the judges' table all finger-pointy and teary, for a moment looked like it might turn into a pub catfight.2011 March 28, Michael Hogan, “Bladerunners: Dancing on Ice's finale”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News &...
- I cannot conscience a liar.” My mother was doing the finger-pointy thing that made you want to sock her; I could see Margaret was thinking about it.2014, Christopher Buehlman, “Margaret”, in The Lesser Dead, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 57:
- I remember shots, I remember some Jarvis Cocker-style finger-pointy dancing to ‘Disco 2000’.2015, Jenny Stallard, “Sunday, 30 August”, in Boyfriend by Christmas, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 149:
Forms of finger-pointy
| comparative | more finger-pointy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most finger-pointy |
| alternative form | finger pointy |
| alternative form | fingerpointy |
Origin of finger-pointy
From finger-point (verb) and finger point (noun) + -y.
Questions about finger-pointy
- What does finger-pointy mean?
- Finger-pointy means of, relating to, or characteristic of pointing a finger or fingers; prone or tending to point a finger or fingers.
- How do you use finger-pointy in a sentence?
- He finished this with a wink and a weird finger-pointy thing and walked on.
- What part of speech is finger-pointy?
- Finger-pointy is an adjective.
Words near finger-pointy in the dictionary
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