If you do something pointedly, you do it on purpose so that another person will feel your annoyance, boredom, or disapproval — without you having to spell the feeling out in a long speech.

If you do something pointedly如果你pointedly做某件事 you do it on purpose你是故意這樣做的 so that another person will feel your annoyance, boredom, or disapproval好讓對方感覺到你的不爽、不耐煩，或是不贊同 without you having to spell the feeling out in a long speech而不用長篇大論把這種感覺講出來

You look pointedly at your watch. You pointedly change the subject. You pointedly do not laugh at the joke. The act is a message: I noticed, and I am not pleased.

You look pointedly at your watch你pointedly地看了一眼手錶 You pointedly change the subject你pointedly地轉移話題 You pointedly do not laugh at the joke你pointedly地沒有笑那個笑話 The act is a message這個動作本身就是個訊息 “I noticed, and I am not pleased.”「我注意到了，而且我不高興」

It is a little sharp, a little cold, and it belongs to social English, spoken and written.

It is a little sharp, a little cold這個詞帶點尖銳、有點冷 and it belongs to social English, spoken and written屬於社交場合的英文，口語和書面都會用到

Though actually, it is not the same as clearly or obviously. A thing can be obvious by accident; pointedly means someone aimed the sign at you.

Though actually不過其實 it is not the same as clearly or obviously這跟clearly或obviously不一樣 A thing can be obvious by accident一件事可能是無意間就變得明顯 pointedly means someone aimed the sign at you但pointedly是指有人故意把這個訊號對準你

And it is not about a pointed shape, like a pointed roof. Here pointed is about a remark or a gesture that has a sharp meaning, meant to be felt.

And it is not about a pointed shape而且這跟尖尖的形狀沒有關係 like a pointed roof像是尖尖的屋頂 Here pointed is about這裡的pointed講的是 a remark or a gesture that has a sharp meaning一句話或一個動作帶著尖銳的含意 meant to be felt就是要讓對方感受到