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:
She looked pointedly at the clock on the kitchen wall.say/add/ask etc pointedly ‘I thought you were leaving,’ she said pointedly. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲