Some articles on slightly pointed:
Hobbit - Appearance
... similarly-sized dwarves, but still tend to be stout, with slightly pointed ears ... but in a 1938 letter to his American publisher, he described Hobbits as having "ears only slightly pointed and 'elvish'" ... A round, jovial face ears only slightly pointed and 'elvish' hair short and curling (brown) ...
... similarly-sized dwarves, but still tend to be stout, with slightly pointed ears ... but in a 1938 letter to his American publisher, he described Hobbits as having "ears only slightly pointed and 'elvish'" ... A round, jovial face ears only slightly pointed and 'elvish' hair short and curling (brown) ...
Famous quotes containing the words pointed and/or slightly:
“Punctually at Christmas the soft plush
Of sentiment snows down, embosoms all
The sharp and pointed shapes of venom,”
—William Robert Rodgers (1909–1969)
“Often, when there is a conflict between parent and child, at its very hub is an expectation that the child should be acting differently. Sometimes these expectations run counter what is known about children’s growth. They stem from remembering oneself, but usually at a slightly older age.”
—Ellen Galinsky (20th century)