Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pointedly

/pˈɔɪntɪdlˌi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: point-ed-ly
IPA: /pˈɔɪntɪdlˌi/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Explicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticism.

adv

Wittily or pithily.

Obsolete

adv

Markedly, intentionally conspicuously.

Example Sentences

"The film echoes a central question from all the Wick films, though: is he a natural-born murderer? Or a good man underneath it all? "This is who you are," the Marquis tells him. "A killer." The question is pointedly unresolved here."
"In a second ruling on Sunday, Immergut expanded on her earlier order, temporarily blocking the administration from deploying troops from any state to Portland, and pointedly questioning an administration attorney over what she characterized as an attempt to circumvent her earlier order."
"I was pointedly ignored."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pointed Middle English -ly English -ly English pointedly From pointed + -ly.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more pointedly (comparative) most pointedly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pointedly?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɔɪntɪdlˌi/.
What does pointedly mean?: Explicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticism.
Where does pointedly come from?: Etymology tree English pointed Middle English -ly English -ly English pointedly From pointed + -ly.

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