distinctly

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/dɪˈstɪŋktli/

adverb

In a distinct manner.

“I distinctly remember the voice of my deceased grandmother.”

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Meanings

adverbdistinctly (comparative more distinctly, superlative most distinctly)

comparative more distinctly · superlative most distinctly

  1. In a distinct manner.

    I distinctly remember the voice of my deceased grandmother.

    3 more examples

    About ten months ago a report reached my ears that a Dutchman had constructed a telescope, by the aid of which visible objects, although at a great distance from the eye of the observer, were seen distinctly as if near; […]

    1880 [1610 March 13], Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, “The Astronomical Messenger”, in Edward Stafford Carlos, transl., The Sidereal Messenger of Galileo Galilei and a Part of the Preface to Kepler's Dioptrics Containing the Original Account of Galileo's Astronomical Discoveries: A Translation with Introduction and Notes, London: Rivingtons, translation of Sidereus Nuncius: […] , →OCLC, page 10

    Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.

    1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, in Well Tackled!

    "Aloud," he said distinctly, "the Seven Words are spoken thus. Melenkurion abatha. Duroc minas mill. Harad khabaal."

    2007, Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant, →ISBN, page 192

Synonyms & antonyms

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adverbclear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

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Translations

Bulgarian ясно, отчетливо
  • ясно (jasno)in a distinct manner
  • отчетливо (otčetlivo)in a distinct manner
Catalan distintament
  • distintamentin a distinct manner
Chinese Mandarin 顯然地 /显然地, 明顯地 /明显地
  • 顯然地 /显然地 (xiǎnrán de)in a distinct manner
  • 明顯地 /明显地 (míngxiǎn de)in a distinct manner
French distinctement
  • distinctementin a distinct manner
German deutlich
  • deutlichin a distinct manner
Hindi सुभिन्नतः, भिन्नतः
  • सुभिन्नतः (subhinnataḥ)in a distinct manner
  • भिन्नतः (bhinnataḥ)in a distinct manner
  • सुस्पष्टता से (suspaṣṭatā se)in a distinct manner
  • सुस्पष्टतया (suspaṣṭatyā)in a distinct manner
  • सुस्पष्टतः (suspaṣṭataḥ)in a distinct manner
  • सुस्पष्ट रूप से (suspaṣṭ rūp se)in a distinct manner
  • साफ़-साफ़ (sāf-sāf)in a distinct manner
  • स्पष्टता से (spaṣṭatā se)in a distinct manner
  • स्पष्टतया (spaṣṭatyā)in a distinct manner
  • स्पष्टतः (spaṣṭataḥ)in a distinct manner
  • स्पष्ट रूप से (spaṣṭ rūp se)in a distinct manner
Italian distintamente
  • distintamentein a distinct manner
Japanese はっきりと
  • はっきりと (hakkiri to)in a distinct manner
Latin disertim
  • disertimin a distinct manner
Portuguese distintamente
  • distintamentein a distinct manner
Russian отчётливо, чётко
  • отчётливо (otčótlivo)in a distinct manner
  • чётко (čótko)in a distinct manner
  • я́сно (jásno)in a distinct manner
  • вня́тно (vnjátno)in a distinct manner
  • членоразде́льно (členorazdélʹno)in a distinct manner
Spanish distintamente
  • distintamentein a distinct manner
Ukrainian вира́зно, чі́тко
  • вира́зно (vyrázno)in a distinct manner
  • чі́тко (čítko)in a distinct manner
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