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单词 pointedly
释义 point·ed·ly
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 >
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