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.

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