'Pointedness' definitions:

Definition of 'pointedness'

noun

The property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip [syn: point, pointedness] [ant: unpointedness]

noun

The quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing; "the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable"

From: GCIDE

Pointed \Point"ed\, a.
1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock. [1913 Webster]
2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing. [1913 Webster]
His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. [1913 Webster] -- {Point"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Point"ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]