单词 | pointingly |
释义 | pointinglyadv. rare. 1. In a way that points something out; pointedly. Also: while pointing a hand, finger, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [adverb] > explicitly in termsc1400 apresslya1450 expressly1509 preciselya1513 by termsa1525 formally1526 expressedlya1555 explicately1606 pointingly1607 evolvedlya1641 exactly1646 syllabically1654 explicitlya1657 pointedly1775 1607 B. Jonson Volpone Ep. Ded. sig. ¶2v Where haue I bin particular? Where personall, except to..creatures (for their insolencies) worthy to be tax'd? or to which of these so pointingly, as he might not, either ingeniously haue confest, or wisely dissembled his disease? View more context for this quotation 1901 E. Nesbit Wouldbegoods 304 ‘Where's Martha?’ Dora suddenly said. ‘She went that way,’ pointingly remarked H.O. 1994 Irish Times (Nexis) 29 Dec. 18 Their flagrant time wasting, which at one stage had the Tasmanian umpire Steve Randell pointingly showing Atherton his watch. ΚΠ 1620 Thomas's Dict. (ed. 12) Punctim..foiningly, pointingly. 1743 tr. H. Boerhaave Ess. on Virtue & Efficient Cause Magnetical Cures 55 It is likewise to be observed, if the Wound is made edgling or pointingly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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