pointy

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Watch out for the many hazards along the way, such as pointy-pointy forks, burning candles, gooey pies, steaming gravy and jelly traps.

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  • She was skinny and her nose was pointy, and there were no smiley lines around her eyes His mother had told him never to trust people without smi­ley lines. —  Fox Evil
  • The only thing the Gegs knew about this black arrow—known fondly as the pointy-finger—was that when it flopped over into the area where the black lines all turned red, the Gegs ran for their lives. —  Death Gate Cycle 1 - Dragon Wing
  • Watch out for the many hazards along the way, such as pointy-pointy forks, burning candles, gooey pies, steaming gravy and jelly traps. —  Web User: Seen This
  • Alexander Ludwig looks to pointy, and he doesn't look like he could be a twin to Dakota. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • If only she'd called them pointy-headed intellectuals who can't even park their bicycles straight. —  The Other McCain
 

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/ˈpɔɪnti/
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