markedly
/ˈmɑɹ.kɪd.li/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.29 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a marked manner; distinctly, noticeably, conspicuously.
Example Sentences
- "Being markedly different as a teenager can get you taunted; as an adult it can make you famous."
- "Nearer the coast, the land becomes markedly more marshy, with long, winding channels striking inland from the sea, making access to some of the waterside villages rather difficult."
- "Developments were markedly different in the Soviet zone, but ultimately ended in perhaps an even grimmer dead end: that of SED leader Walter Ulbricht’s thoroughly Stalinized German Democratic Republic (GDR)."
Etymology
Etymology tree English marked Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English markedly From marked + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɑɹ.kɪd.li/
- British English: /ˈmɑː.kɪd.li/