'Distinctly' definitions:
Definition of 'distinctly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation" [syn: distinctly, clearly]
adverb
In a distinct and distinguishable manner; "the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion"
adverb
To a distinct degree; "urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"
Definition of 'Distinctly'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. With meaning; significantly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Thou dost snore distinctly; There's meaning in thy snores. --Shak.
- Syn: Separately; clearly; plainly; obviously. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'distinctly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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