Advanced English Word of the Day
pointedlyDefinitions
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| pointedly | |
| 1. adv. explicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticism |  |
| 2. adv. (obsolete) wittily or pithily | |
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| His mistake echoes blunders over road pricing, which he pointedly refused to back. |
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