Directly
Pointedly
Pointedly adverb - In such a manner as to make something clearly evident.
Directly and pointedly are semantically related in definitely topic. Sometimes you can use "Directly" instead an adverb "Pointedly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- precisely and directly
- precisely and pointedly
- absolutely and directly
- absolutely and pointedly
- outright and directly
- outright and pointedly
- plainly and directly
- plainly and pointedly
- exactly and directly
- exactly and pointedly
- clearly and directly
- clearly and pointedly
- expressly and directly
- expressly and pointedly
Both words in one sentence
- This issue is directly and pointedly addressed in the second book, appropriately entitled Midnight's Choice.
Source: Shapeshifter Mode Lock - But Vimes was not the enemy commander, Ankh-Morpork was not directly part of the fight, and Vimes is very pointedly not military; he is a policeman.
- Hilariously, it pointedly does not include any information that does not show up directly in Transformers-related media, even if it would be relevant general knowledge otherwise.
Source: Law of Wiki Expansion
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