Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distinctly

/dɪˈstɪŋktli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: dis-tinct-ly
IPA: /dɪˈstɪŋktli/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a distinct manner.

Example Sentences

"I distinctly remember the voice of my deceased grandmother."
"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; […]"
"Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy."
""Aloud," he said distinctly, "the Seven Words are spoken thus. Melenkurion abatha. Duroc minas mill. Harad khabaal.""

Etymology

Etymology tree English distinct Middle English -ly English -ly English distinctly From distinct + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more distinctly (comparative) most distinctly (superlative)

Synonyms

clearly

Antonyms

indistinctly

Rhymes With

succinctly

Questions

How do you pronounce distinctly?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈstɪŋktli/.
What does distinctly mean?: In a distinct manner.
Where does distinctly come from?: Etymology tree English distinct Middle English -ly English -ly English distinctly From distinct + -ly.

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