pointedly
pointedly · more pointedly · most pointedly
Explicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticismExplicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticism.
US/pˈɔɪntɪdlˌi/
» He pointedly ignored her as she walked into the room.
Он демонстративно проигнорировал её, когда она вошла в комнату.
Meaning
3 sensesExplicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticism.
Markedly, intentionally conspicuously.
I was pointedly ignored.
(obsolete)Wittily or pithily.
More definitions
- in such a manner as to make something clearly evident
Examples
2 sentencesHe pointedly ignored her as she walked into the room.
ruОн демонстративно проигнорировал её, когда она вошла в комнату.
But then the dogs were howling pointedly, insistently toward the south.
Forms
more pointedly, most pointedly| Comparative | more pointedly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pointedly |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpointed
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb