POINTEDLY


Meaning of POINTEDLY in English

point ‧ ed ‧ ly /ˈpɔɪntədli, ˈpɔɪntɪdli/ BrE AmE adverb

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ point , ↑ pointer , ↑ pointlessness ; adjective : ↑ pointed , ↑ pointy , ↑ pointless ; adverb : ↑ pointlessly , ↑ pointedly ; verb : ↑ point ]

in a way that is deliberately meant to show that you are annoyed, bored, or disapprove of something:

She looked pointedly at the clock on the kitchen wall.

say/add/ask etc pointedly

‘I thought you were leaving,’ she said pointedly.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.