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

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pointedly

Fielder pointedly asks the founder of Theranos, a health tech startup that collapsed after Holmes and the company’s president were charged with wire fraud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

He pointedly allowed just one question each from journalists who in past news conferences got to ask follow-ups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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

What’s most depressing about all these stories is that they pointedly highlight the problem with contemporary American media.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

I told him on the way, pointedly enough, that I was a student of Buddhism.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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