“pointedly”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

pointedly

释义

pointedly, adv.|ˈpɔɪntɪdlɪ|
[f. pointed ppl. a.¹ + -ly².]
In a pointed manner. a. With point or piquancy; wittily. b. With directness; explicitly; markedly. c. With precision or exactitude; exactly, definitely, punctually.
1680Dryden Pref. Ovid's Ep. Ess. (Ker) I. 234 He often writ too pointedly for his subject.1775in Sparks Corr. Amer. Rev. (1853) I. 7 At this post I have pointedly recommended vigilance and care.1786Washington Writ. (1891) XI. 18 Whatever agreement is previously made shall be pointedly fulfilled on my part.1792M. Wollstonecraft Rights Wom. v. 229 The contempt and obloquy that men..have pointedly levelled at the female mind.1828Life Planter Jamaica 63 The negroes turned out pointedly to the hour.1870E. Peacock Ralf Skirl. I. 168 Pointedly refusing the offered hand.1895H. A. Kennedy in 19th Cent. Aug. 324 He..has more to say and says it more pointedly.

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