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Definition of Distinctly

1. Adverb. Clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment. "I could clearly see myself in his situation"

2. Adverb. In a distinct and distinguishable manner. "The subtleties of this distinctly British occasion"

3. Adverb. To a distinct degree. "Urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"

Definition of Distinctly

1. adv. With distinctness; not confusedly; without the blending of one part or thing another; clearly; plainly; as, to see distinctly.

Definition of Distinctly

1. Adverb. In a distinct manner. ¹

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Definition of Distinctly

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Distinctly

distillment distillments distills distils distinct distincter distinctest distinction distinction without a difference distinctions

distinctions without a difference distinctive distinctive feature distinctively distinctiveness distinctly (current term) distinctness distinctnesses distincture distingue

distinguish distinguishability distinguishable distinguishableness distinguishably distinguished distinguishedly distinguisher distinguishers distinguishes

Literary usage of Distinctly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1912)
"... stands by his porch at R. This speech distinctly indicates that he intends to drive a hard bargain with Antonio. ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"In 1552 Ihe Prayer-Book was revised in a more distinctly Protestant direction. Before this, in 1551, a Book of Articles of Religion, forty-two in number, ..."

3. An essay concerning human understanding by John Locke (1838)
"... that it is impossible to speak clearly and distinctly of our knowledge, which all consists in propositions, without considering, first, the nature, use, ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1865)
"The humours of the eye showed lithium distinctly, but the aqueous humour showed decidedly more than the vitreous humour. The incinerated aqueous extract of ..."

5. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1897)
"On February 19, 1894, the thickening of the sternum had distinctly increased, and I also discovered a small ..."

6. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1885)
"The NAMES are introduced with great judgment, and free from the common fault of overcrowding. The physical features «re boldly and distinctly delineated, ..."

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