Word: pointily
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: poin
ti
ly
Definition: In a pointy manner. In the Raku programming language: being a block or subroutine that acts as a closure accepting a list of parameters (denoted by the pointed arrow symbol -).
Morphemes:
Affix: point
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pūnctum
Language: la
Decoded: punctum
Meaning: a hole punched in; a point, puncture
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming familiar names, pet names, nicknames and terms of endearment.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.