adverb
1. : in a pointed manner : significantly: as
a. : in such a way as to make something clearly evident or conspicuous
differing pointedly therefore from the U.S. — Frank Gorrell
b. : in such a way as to make some meaning, reference, or application quite unmistakable
have been so pointedly uninterested — Claire Sterling
pointedly ignored a question — Mary K. Hammond
c. : in a way that is incisive, terse, and very much to the point
because it bears trenchantly and pointedly on our life today — Leslie Rees
discussed this situation more pointedly — E.D.Canham
2. dialect : by all means : very much : surely , certainly , indeed
I'm pointedly shamed — Maristan Chapman