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in point
in point
That is germane, applicable, or pertinent. (Obsolete other than in the idiom "case in point.") Jeremy is just the laziest person I've ever met. As a case in point, he spent the entire day watching TV in his pajamas!
in point
1. Relevant or pertinent, as in That is a case in point. [Mid-1600s]
2. in point of. With reference to, in the matter of, as in In point of the law, he is obviously wrong. [c. 1600]
3. in point of fact. See under
in fact.
in point
Having relevance or pertinence.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Hildred | | - | English |
Stuart | | STOO-ərt, STYOO-ərt | English, Scottish |
Narcissus | | nar-SIS-əs (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman, Biblical |
Adde | | - | Frisian |
Hale (2) | | HAYL | English |
Leontios | | - | Ancient Greek |