unpointed

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At most there were some unpointed toes, some “oafishness,” to use Johnny Weir’s highly technical language, some uncoordinated twizzling, some wobbly, burning knees.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2014

He noticed that she picked up the unpointed pencil and he felt a little desolate feeling, as if he had lost his only friend.

From Balloons by Bibesco, Elizabeth

Hadst thou the glories of thy King exprest, Thy praises had been satires at the best; But thou in clumsy verse, unlicked, unpointed, Hast shamefully defied the Lord's anointed.

From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various

But still he sang best his own unpointed songs, the call and challenge of the throstle and the merle, the morning glory of the lark, songs that were impossible to write.

From Master Skylark by Bennett, John

Many different examples of stonework, both the pointed and unpointed, stand virtually side by side for comparison about Philadelphia.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank