DISTINCTLY


Meaning of DISTINCTLY in English

də̇ˈstiŋ(k)tlē, -ŋklē, -li adverb

Etymology: Middle English, from distinct + -ly

: in a distinct manner: as

a. obsolete : separately

b. : with distinctness : not confusedly : without a blending or merging of one thing with another

the efforts of the writers to paint distinctly and separately these six heads — Irving Babbitt

that which is clearly and distinctly conceived as the truth — C.W.Hendel

c. : clearly , obviously , unequivocally

the end which Charles distinctly proposed to himself — T.B.Macaulay

the younger of the two boys is distinctly the brighter

: decidedly

the boy was distinctly angry when he lashed out with his fists

d. : distinctively

his characters are distinctly Irish — University of Arizona Record

the swamp forests are a distinctly southern plant community — American Guide Series: North Carolina

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