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pointiert (adj/adv)  pithy, pointed, trenchant, to the point; barbed, sharp (fig.)

Er ist immer für eine pointierte Bemerkung gut.
He's always good for a pithy remark.
Seminar: „Reden pointiert schreiben“
Seminar: "Writing speeches that get to the point"

Related: die Pointe point (of a story); punch line (of a joke)

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