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

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Example Sentences

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pointedly

Even in a passing comment where he appeared to reference Yellen, he pointedly did not mention make even an allusion to Powell.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Kubrick pointedly paired the appearance with “Sunrise” from Richard Strauss’s Nietzsche-saluting composition “Also Sprach Zarathustra.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

During extended chats with the UK media, one journalist asked, pointedly and with persistence, about realistic targets for the season ahead and questioned the club's willingness to spend enough to achieve them.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

When the possessive and paranoid Frank Ford runs into Margaret as she’s scurrying to meet his wife, Alice, he pointedly remarks, “I think, if your husbands were dead, you two would marry.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

She caught Ivan’s eye, looked pointedly at the other side of the road, and walked a few paces away to stand there.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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