pointedly
In barbed fashion
Pointedly means in a manner clearly intended to make a point or convey criticism.
A pointed remark aims deliberately at someone; to say something pointedly is to make sure the target notices: She pointedly ignored him when he walked in.
The word suggests behavior meant to be observed and understood as intentional.
Without emotional warmth
- frostilyIn an unfriendly manner
- dismissivelyShowing something unworthy of consideration
- cuttinglyIn a wounding manner
- ostentatiouslyIn a showy manner
conspicuously · noticeably · obviously · deliberately · markedly · tellingly · significantly · meaningfully
By conscious choice
- purposefullyWith conscious intention
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
- willfullyDone on purpose
- calculatedlyDone with premeditation
premeditatedly · designedly · knowingly · wittingly · meaningfully · studiously · expressly · specifically
With strong emphasis
- forcefullyWith strong intensity
- insistentlyWith unyielding pressure
- assertivelyIn a self-assured way
- explicitlyStated in clear terms
unequivocally · unambiguously · directly · bluntly · plainly · clearly · markedly · notably
Sharp and biting
- scathingSeverely and bitingly critical
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- barbedHaving sharp projections
caustic · snide · sarcastic · derisive · mocking · contemptuous · disparaging · censorious
coldly
Without emotional warmth
- frostilyIn an unfriendly manner
- dismissivelyShowing something unworthy of consideration
- cuttinglyIn a wounding manner
ostentatiously · conspicuously · noticeably · obviously · deliberately · markedly · tellingly · significantly · meaningfully · icily
intentionally
By conscious choice
- purposefullyWith conscious intention
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
- willfullyDone on purpose
calculatedly · premeditatedly · designedly · knowingly · wittingly · meaningfully · studiously · expressly · specifically · particularly
emphatically
With strong emphasis
- forcefullyWith strong intensity
- insistentlyWith unyielding pressure
- assertivelyIn a self-assured way
explicitly · unequivocally · unambiguously · directly · bluntly · plainly · clearly · markedly · notably · conspicuously
acerbic
Sharp and biting
barbed · caustic · snide · sarcastic · derisive · mocking · contemptuous · disparaging · censorious · condemnatory
- sentence startersoddly, curiously, strangely, surprisingly, remarkably
- in summaryin short, in brief, in sum, briefly, succinctly
- serious expressionsno joke, dead serious, I mean it, seriously, in earnest
pointedlyvaguely
In unclear fashion
ambiguously · obliquely · indirectly · evasively · circuitously
pointedlysubtly
With quiet nuance
discreetly · tactfully · inconspicuously · delicately · diplomatically
pointedlyaccidentally
Without intent or design
inadvertently · unintentionally · casually · offhandedly · absently
- pointed outCalled attention to
- pointed earsEars tapering to tips
- pointed hatTapered headwear with apex
- pointed the finger
- six-pointed star
- five-pointed starPolygon with five vertices