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Stated vs Pointed - What's the difference?

stated | pointed |

As verbs the difference between stated and pointed

is that stated is (state) while pointed is (point).

As adjectives the difference between stated and pointed

is that stated is settled; established; fixed while pointed is (comparable) sharp, barbed; not dull.

stated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (state)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Settled; established; fixed.
  • * Addison
  • He is capable of corruption who receives more than what is the stated and unquestionable fee of his office.
  • Recurring at a regular time; not occasional.
  • stated preaching
    stated business hours
    (Webster 1913)

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    pointed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (point)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
  • The warrior brandished a pointed spear.
  • (not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.
  • The Siamese is a pointed breed of cat.
  • (comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.
  • * 1863 February 21, “ 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
  • * 2013 June 18, , " 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.
  • * 1910 September 3, “ 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.

    Synonyms

    * (sharp) pointy, sharp

    Antonyms

    * (sharp) blunt

    Derived terms

    * pointedly

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