# pointy end

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The part of something which is the most extreme in some aspect (for example, the most difficult, the latest chronologically or the highest numerically).
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pointy, end.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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