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POINTEDLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In such a manner as to make something clearly evident
Example:
he pointedly ignored the question
Classified under:
Pertainym:
pointed (direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant)
Context examples:
For I thought he wanted something else to eat, and had pointedly alluded to that description of refreshment.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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