Pointedly synonyms

On the way, Dean chatted about inconsequential things but pointedly asked about school.

Brady looked at her pointedly, and she crossed her arms.

"Missed a spot," he said, looking pointedly at the tattoo around her neck.

He was pointedly attentive to Sonya and looked at her in such a way that not only could she not bear his glances without coloring, but even the old countess and Natasha blushed when they saw his looks.

'But while he was in the midst of the negotiations, Lord Palmerston brought forward in the House of Commons a measure for fortifying the naval arsenals of England, which he introduced in a warlike speech pointedly directed against France, as the source of danger of invasion and attack, against which it was necessary to guard.