'Pointedly' definitions:

Definition of 'pointedly'

(from WordNet)
adverb
In such a manner as to make something clearly evident; "he pointedly ignored the question"

Definition of 'Pointedly'

From: GCIDE
  • Pointed \Point"ed\, a.
  • 1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing. [1913 Webster]
  • His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
  • Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. [1913 Webster] -- {Point"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Point"ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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