Noted vs Pointed - What's the difference?
noted | pointed |
(note)
* 1948 , , North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States , J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75,
(point)
(comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
(not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.
(comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.
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As adjectives the difference between noted and pointed
is that noted is famous; well known because of one's reputation; celebrated while pointed is sharp, barbed; not dull.As verbs the difference between noted and pointed
is that noted is past tense of note while pointed is past tense of point.noted
English
Verb
(head)- In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.
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* notedilpointed
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- The warrior brandished a pointed spear.
- The Siamese is a pointed breed of cat.
Important from Washington”, in The New York Times :
- Attention has been called to the report in a New-York paper, which has been made the subject of pointed comment
Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
- After a harsh police crackdown last week fueled anger and swelled protests, President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was imprisoned under the dictatorship and has now become the target of pointed criticism herself, tried to appease dissenters by embracing their cause on Tuesday.
Taft Is Not Pleased by Roosevelt Plan”, in The New York Times :
- President Taft to-day had a pointed comment for the "new nationalism" that his predecessor has been launching in the West.