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