Distinctly

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Distinctly \Dis*tinct"ly\, adv.
     1. With distinctness; not confusedly; without the blending of
        one part or thing another; clearly; plainly; as, to see
        distinctly.
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     2. With meaning; significantly. [Obs.]
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              Thou dost snore distinctly;
              There's meaning in thy snores.        --Shak.
  
     Syn: Separately; clearly; plainly; obviously.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  distinctly
       adv 1: clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's
              distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in
              his situation" [syn: {clearly}]
       2: in a distinct and distinguishable manner; "the subtleties of
          this distinctly British occasion"
       3: to a distinct degree; "urbanization in Spain is distinctly
          correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  89 Moby Thesaurus words for "distinctly":
     absolutely, aloud, and no mistake, apparently, apprehensibly,
     articulately, assuredly, at all events, at any rate, audibly,
     by all means, certainly, clearly, coherently, comprehensibly,
     concretely, conspicuously, decidedly, decisively, definitely,
     discernibly, especially, evidently, exactly, explicitly, expressly,
     for a certainty, for a fact, for certain, for sure, forsooth,
     glaringly, in detail, in particular, in plain English,
     in plain terms, in plain words, in truth, indeed, indeedy,
     intelligibly, item by item, limpidly, lucidly, manifestly,
     markedly, minutely, most assuredly, most certainly,
     nothing else but, noticeably, observably, obviously, of course,
     out, out loud, palpably, particularly, patently, pellucidly,
     perceivably, perceptibly, perspicuously, plainly, positively,
     precisely, prominently, pronouncedly, recognizably, seeably,
     separately, simply, singly, specially, specifically, staringly,
     starkly, surely, to a certainty, to be specific, truly,
     unambiguously, unconcealedly, understandably, undisguisedly,
     unequivocally, unmistakably, visibly, with clarity