Distinctly

//dɪˈstɪŋktli// adv

adv ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a distinct manner.

    "I distinctly remember the voice of my deceased grandmother."

Adverb
  1. 1
    clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment wordnet
  2. 2
    to a distinct degree wordnet
  3. 3
    in a distinct and distinguishable manner wordnet

Synonyms

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absolutelyaloudand no mistakeapartapparentlyapprehensibly

Example

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"Who in the rainbow can draw the line where the violet tint ends and the orange tint begins? Distinctly we see the difference of the colors, but where exactly does the one first blendingly enter into the other? So with sanity and insanity."

Etymology

From distinct + -ly.

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