POINTY

Etymology

Adjective

pointy (comparative pointier, superlative pointiest)

(informal) Pointed in shape; having a point or points.

(programming) In the Raku programming language: being a block or subroutine that acts as a closure accepting a list of parameters (denoted by the pointed arrow symbol ->).

Noun

pointy (plural pointies)

(informal) Any pointed object.

Source: Wiktionary



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