pointedly

English

Etymology

From pointed +‎ -ly.

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Adverb

pointedly (comparative more pointedly, superlative most pointedly)

1. explicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticism
   • 2023 March 14, Caryn James, “John Wick: Chapter 4: 'Soars above most action films'”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     The film echoes a central question from all the Wick films, though: is he a natural-born murderer? Or a good man underneath it all? "This is who you are," the Marquis tells him. "A killer." The question is pointedly unresolved here.

2. (obsolete) wittily or pithily

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