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Webster 1913 Edition


Distinctly

Dis-tinct′ly

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adv.
1.
With distinctness; not confusedly; without the blending of one part or thing another; clearly; plainly;
as, to see
distinctly
.
2.
With meaning; significantly.
[Obs.]
Syn. – Separately; clearly; plainly; obviously.

Webster 1828 Edition


Distinctly

DISTINCTLY

,
adv.
1.
Separately; with distinctness; not confusedly; without the blending of one part or thing with another; as a proposition distinctly understood; a figure distinctly defined. Hence,
2.
Clearly; plainly; as, to view an object distinctly.

Definition 2024


distinctly

distinctly

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Adverb

distinctly (comparative more distinctly, superlative most distinctly)

  1. In a distinct manner.
    • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, in Well Tackled!:
      Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.
    • 2007, Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant, ISBN 978-0-399-15446-1, p. 192,
      "Aloud," he said distinctly, "the Seven Words are spoken thus. Melenkurion abatha. Duroc minas mill. Harad khabaal."

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