pointedly

American  

[poin-tid-lee] / ˈpɔɪn tɪd li /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of pointedly

pointed ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

This is perhaps fitting for a movie based on an album that was pointedly noncommercial.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Yes there is an audience," he says pointedly.

From BBC

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

From Literature

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

From MarketWatch

The Gamble House has opened its servants quarters to tours and added an art installation that pointedly examines the lives of domestic workers; Gustavo Dudamel is back at the Hollywood Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times

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