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dis·tinct·ly    Audio Help   [di-stingkt-lee] Pronunciation Key
–adverb
1.in a distinct manner; clearly: Speak more distinctly.
2.without doubt; unmistakably.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME. See distinct, -ly]

1. See clearly.
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dis·tinct    Audio Help   (dĭ-stĭngkt')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Readily distinguishable from all others; discrete: on two distinct occasions.
  2. Easily perceived by the senses or intellect; clear: a distinct flavor.
  3. Clearly defined; unquestionable: at a distinct disadvantage.
  4. Very likely; probable: There is a distinct possibility that she won't come.
  5. Notable: a distinct honor and high privilege.


[Middle English, past participle of distincten, to distinguish, discern, from Old French destincter, from Latin distīnctus, past participle of distinguere, to distinguish; see distinguish.]

dis·tinct'ly adv., dis·tinct'ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean distinguished from others in nature or qualities: 12 distinct colors; a company with six discrete divisions; a problem consisting of two separate issues; performed several steps of the process. See Also Synonyms at apparent.

Usage Note: A thing is distinct if it is sharply distinguished from other things; a property or attribute is distinctive if it enables us to distinguish one thing from another. The warbler is not a distinct species means that the warbler is not a clearly defined type of bird. The pine warbler has a distinctive song means that the pine warbler's song enables us to distinguish it from all other birds, including other warblers.

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distinctly

adverb
1. clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation" 
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" 

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diˈstinctly adverb
Example: He pronounces his words very distinctly; I distinctly heard him tell you to wait!
Arabic: بِصورَةٍ واضِحَه
Chinese (Simplified): 清楚地
Chinese (Traditional): 清楚地
Czech: jasně, zřetelně
Danish: tydeligt; klart
Dutch: duidelijk
Estonian: selgesti
Finnish: selvästi
French: distinctement
German: deutlich
Greek: ευκρινώς, σαφώς
Hungarian: határozottan
Icelandic: greinilega
Indonesian: jelas
Italian: distintamente
Japanese: はっきりと
Korean: 분명하게
Latvian: skaidri; noteikti
Lithuanian: aiškiai, ryškiai
Norwegian: klart og tydelig, distinkt
Polish: wyraźnie
Portuguese (Brazil): nitidamente
Portuguese (Portugal): nitidamente
Romanian: distinct, clar
Russian: отчётливо
Slovak: zreteľne
Slovenian: razločno
Spanish: claramente
Swedish: tydlig, klar
Turkish: belirgin şekilde
See also: distinction, distinctive, distinct

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Distinctly

Dis*tinct"ly\, 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.]

Thou dost snore distinctly; There's meaning in thy snores. --Shak.

Syn: Separately; clearly; plainly; obviously.
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