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Pointedly

Meaning

Adv

explicitly; with
;
, especially with criticism
wittily or pithily
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Origin

pointedly
English
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-ly
English
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-lice
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ly
Middle English (1100-1500)
pointed
English
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