Associations to the word «Pointedly»
Noun
Verb
Wiktionary
POINTEDLY, adverb. Explicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticism
POINTEDLY, adverb. (obsolete) wittily or pithily
Dictionary definition
POINTEDLY, adverb. In such a manner as to make something clearly evident; "he pointedly ignored the question".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.