pointedly

[poin-tid-lee]

adverb

1. in a marked, emphasized, or particularly directed fashion.

   Many media outlets are reporting on the incident—but pointedly avoiding showing the images at the center of the story.

   When a conference was convened to discuss a policy of settling environmental battles through negotiation, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance pointedly was not invited.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pointedly¹

pointed ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

“Excuse me,” Alexander said pointedly as people kept bumping into them and pushing past, often while making rude remarks.

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Scottish ministers have a fairly clear view on the issue – they pointedly talk about abortion as a healthcare issue, not a criminal one.

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And she pointedly noted that the Supreme Court rejected President Joe Biden’s efforts to invoke emergency authorities to enact his own sweeping economic policies.

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Oh, and Lyons pointedly promised the Street that Fiserv was now “on our way back to the highest standards.”

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Throughout the morning, both the conservative lawyers and justices pointedly ignored the influence of church and parental pressure on struggling queer youth.

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