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

Regardless, it is 12 months since he said pointedly he would stick around even if City were "relegated to League One".

From BBC

And speaking to reporters in Moscow, he pointedly referred back to a menacing statement by Putin in September.

From Los Angeles Times

She poignantly and pointedly showed the difference between her and Donald Trump.

From Salon

The impact of money on music is a theme she hammers on the album which opens, pointedly, with a Quincy Jones quote.

From BBC

“In one of our conversations, she pointedly asked, ‘When are you coming to get me?’”

From BBC

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