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pointier end

pointier end is the alternative form of pointy end.

Meaning of pointy end

Noun

pointy end (plural pointy ends)

  1. (Australia) The part of something which is the most extreme in some aspect (for example, the most difficult, the latest chronologically or the highest numerically).
    • Lance has nothing to worry about. Others may; some young idiot is going to see an opportunity to take advantage of a possibly-clean pointy end of the pack and do something stupid, thinking he might get away with it.2010 June 24, Mike Jacoubowsky, “Lance Armstrong pulls out of the Tour de France !!!”, in rec.bicycles.racing (Usenet), message-ID <mNSdnc5qYtPBt7_RnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@earthlink.com>
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pointy, end.
    • at the pointy end of the plane

Forms of pointier end

pluralpointier ends

Questions about pointier end

What is pointier end the alternative form of?
Pointier end is the alternative form of pointy end.

Words near pointier end in the dictionary

  1. pointfree topology
  2. pointful
  3. pointfully
  4. pointfulness
  5. pointier
  6. pointier end
  7. pointier ends
  8. pointies
  9. pointiest
  10. pointiest end
  11. pointiest ends

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pointier end (page history and authors); pointy end (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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