pointedly

adverb

point·​ed·​ly

1

: in a pointed manner : significantly: such as

a

: in such a way as to make something clearly evident or conspicuous

differing pointedly therefore from the U.S.

—Frank Gorrell

b

: in such a way as to make some meaning, reference, or application quite unmistakable

have been so pointedly uninterested

—Claire Sterling

pointedly ignored a question

—Mary K. Hammond

c

: in a way that is incisive, terse, and very much to the point

because it bears trenchantly and pointedly on our life today

—Leslie Rees

discussed this situation more pointedly

—E. D. Canham

2

dialectal : by all means : very much : surely, certainly, indeed

I'm pointedly shamed

—Maristan Chapman

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