adj.
Pronunciation: ' märkt
Function: adjective
Date: before 12th century
1 : having an identifying mark
2 \ or ' mär-k ə d \ : 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 \ ' mär-k ə d-l ē \ adverb
– mark · ed · ness \ ' mär-k ə d-n ə s \ noun