distinctively

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adverb

In a distinctive manner; in a way that is notable for its difference.

“The British Shorthair has a distinctively chunky body, dense coat and broad face.”

Less commonScrabble 22

Meanings

adverbdistinctively (comparative more distinctively, superlative most distinctively)

comparative more distinctively · superlative most distinctively

  1. In a distinctive manner; in a way that is notable for its difference.

    The British Shorthair has a distinctively chunky body, dense coat and broad face.

    2 more examples

    The YBAs created a new and accessible fusion of pop and conceptualism that had the distinctively British feel of an indie band.

    2011 July 10, Ben Lewis, The Observer

    […] both their gender role and their gender status must have been so distinctively androgynous that they probably did not transvest.

    2010, Sabine Lang, Men as Women, Women as Men: Changing Gender in Native American Cultures

Origin

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distinctively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distinctively

MLA

“distinctively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distinctively. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distinctively,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distinctively.

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