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pointy(dictionary)
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ectal origin (medicine) and pointy (iou)


ectal origin (medicine)


ectal origin
Superficial origin, or apparent origin, the point where the nerve emerges from the brain.

Origin: L. Origo, source, beginning, fr. Orior, to rise


pointy (iou)



pointy adjective. M17.
[from POINT noun1 + -Y1.]
Characteristically or noticeably pointed.
Comb.: pointy-head US colloq. (derog.) a supposed expert or intellectual; pointy-headed adjective (US colloq., derog.) supposedly expert or intellectual.