MARKED


Meaning of MARKED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmärkt ]

adjective

Date: before 12th century

1. : having an identifying mark

2. or ˈmär-kəd : having a distinctive or emphasized character

has a marked drawl

3.

a. : enjoying fame or notoriety

b. : being an object of attack, suspicion, or vengeance

4. : overtly signaled by a linguistic feature

with most English nouns the plural is the marked number

• mark·ed·ly ˈmär-kəd-lē adverb

• mark·ed·ness ˈmär-kəd-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.