pointedly

UK: /ˈpɔɪntɪdli/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

point•ed /ˈpɔɪntɪd/   adj. 

1. having a point or points on the end or tip:
   a pointed sword.
2. sharp or piercing:
   pointed wit.
3. having importance or meaning something:
   He gave his assistant a pointed look when the minister began speaking.
4. directed as at a particular person:
   He made a pointed remark about how some people don't work as hard as others.
point•ed•ly, adv.: 
He stared pointedly at his watch as his friend continued to talk.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

point•ed  (poin′tid), adj. 

1. having a point or points:
   a pointed arch.
2. sharp or piercing:
   pointed wit.
3. having direct effect, significance, or force:
   pointed criticism.
4. directed;
   aimed:
   a pointed gun.
5. directed particularly, as at a person:
   a pointed remark.
6. marked;
   emphasized.
7. Heraldry (of a cross) having parallel sides with points formed by two inclined sides on each end:
   a cross pointed.

• 1250–1300; Middle English; see point, -ed², -ed³

point′ed•ly, adv. 
point′ed•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 2. penetrating; epigrammatic.

Antonyms

• 2. blunt, dull.