pronounced

[ pruh-nounst ]
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adjective
  1. strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.

  2. clearly indicated: a pronounced contrast.

  1. decided; unequivocal: pronounced views.

Origin of pronounced

1
First recorded in 1570–80; pronounce + -ed2

Other words for pronounced

Other words from pronounced

  • pro·nounc·ed·ly [pruh-noun-sid-lee, -nounst-lee], /prəˈnaʊn sɪd li, -ˈnaʊnst li/, adverb
  • pro·nounc·ed·ness, noun
  • un·pro·nounced, adjective
  • well-pro·nounced, adjective

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How to use pronounced in a sentence

  • Let us assume that a room has a deep frieze pronouncedly green.

    Color Value | C. R. Clifford
  • And Edom's deeds were more pronouncedly against the people of God, more wicked and defiant, than the others.

    The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
  • Having recovered from the emotion caused by the atmosphere of the chapel, the man was more pronouncedly Yankee than ever.

    The Pagan's Cup | Fergus Hume
  • Her symptoms point so unmistakably and pronouncedly to a certain remedy that I feel safe in assuring you of immediate relief.

    Doctor Jones' Picnic | S. E. Chapman
  • We have works and characters in German literature that are more pronouncedly and purely humorous than Raabe's.

British Dictionary definitions for pronounced

pronounced

/ (prəˈnaʊnst) /


adjective
  1. strongly marked or indicated

  2. (of a sound) articulated with vibration of the vocal cords; voiced

Derived forms of pronounced

  • pronouncedly (prəˈnaʊnsɪdlɪ), adverb

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