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distinctly

/dɪstˈɪŋktli/adverb3 syllables

Distinctly means: clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment.

Synonyms for distinctly1

adverb, as in clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

clearly

What does distinctly mean?3

adverb

1

clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment“it's distinctly possible”

2

in a distinct and distinguishable manner“the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion”

3

to a distinct degree“urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Distinctly in a sentence

  • My husband is broad-shouldered, with distinctly short arms.Catriona
  • Don't mutter to yourself under your breath, but speak clearly and distinctly.AlanF_US
  • The fossil organism had a distinctly sauroid skull, with long jaws and sharp teeth.rul
  • I distinctly remember hearing the clock on the mantelpiece strike two.Hybrid
  • It was a knife. I saw the flash of the blade quite distinctly.Hybrid
  • We could distinctly hear Kabyle music coming from the second floor.Amastan
  • MMF threesomes have a distinctly different dynamic when compared to FFM threesomes.sabretou
  • I very distinctly remember him saying Robert's name.Amastan

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