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pointiest end

pointiest 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 pointiest end

pluralpointiest ends

Questions about pointiest end

What is pointiest end the alternative form of?
Pointiest end is the alternative form of pointy end.

Words near pointiest end in the dictionary

  1. pointier
  2. pointier end
  3. pointier ends
  4. pointies
  5. pointiest
  6. pointiest end
  7. pointiest ends
  8. pointihedra
  9. pointillage
  10. pointillism
  11. pointillisms

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