pointedly
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++point·ed·ly /ˈpɔɪntɪdli/ adverb in a way that is deliberately meant to show that you are annoyed, bored, or disapprove of something 明确地；尖锐地；直言不讳地 She looked pointedly at the clock on the kitchen wall. 她刻意看了看厨房墙上的钟。say/add/ask etc pointedly ‘I thought you were leaving, ’ she said pointedly. “我以为你要走了呢。”她毫不掩饰地说道。Examples from the Corpus
pointedly• Miss Phillips looked at the clock pointedly and I realized that it was time for me to leave.• Grout turned away, straightened his back and brought his head up, ignoring Ashton pointedly as he walked proudly away.• In his comments Thursday, Cerpa pointedly asked that visits be reinstated.• The shopkeeper made a rude comment about shoplifters and looked pointedly at the boy standing next to me.• What language, he asked, looking pointedly into her eyes, did she love in?• Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican National Committee, pointedly refused last week to rule out using the tape in commercials.• When Clinton won re-election, senior Republicans pointedly said Clinton had to take the first step on any Medicare proposals.• While both players attended the ceremony, they pointedly sat on opposite sides of the hall.• Even more pointedly, they argue that dealing with one client may increase the burden on others in equal need.point·ed·ly adverbChineseSyllable
way that meant to deliberately in Corpus a is
pointedly
point‧ed‧ly /ˈpɔɪntədli, ˈpɔɪntɪdli/
adverb
She looked pointedly at the clock on the kitchen wall.
say/add/ask etc pointedly
‘I thought you were leaving,’ she said pointedly.
point‧ed‧ly /ˈpɔɪntədli, ˈpɔɪntɪdli/
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: say/add/ask etc pointedly
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