distinguishingly

adverb

With distinction; with some mark of preference.

“January 13, 1714, Alexander Pope, letter to Joseph Addison the heads of that party have been distinguishingly favourable to me”

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Meanings

adverbdistinguishingly (comparative more distinguishingly, superlative most distinguishingly)

comparative more distinguishingly · superlative most distinguishingly

  1. With distinction; with some mark of preference.

    January 13, 1714, Alexander Pope, letter to Joseph Addison the heads of that party have been distinguishingly favourable to me

Origin

From distinguishing + -ly.

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APA

distinguishingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distinguishingly

MLA

“distinguishingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distinguishingly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distinguishingly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distinguishingly.

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