distinctly
/dɪˈstɪŋktli/
distinctly adverb: in a distinct manner.
Adverb
distinctly (comparative more distinctly, superlative most distinctly)
- In a distinct manner.
- 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; […]1880 [1610 March 13], Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, “The Astronomical Messenger”, in Edward Stafford Carlos, transl., The Sidereal Messenger of Galileo Galilei and a Part of the Preface to...
distinctly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
distinctly in Hindi
- in a distinct manner
- सुभिन्नतः subhinnataḥ, भिन्नतः bhinnataḥ, सुस्पष्टता से suspaṣṭatā se, सुस्पष्टतया suspaṣṭatyā, सुस्पष्टतः suspaṣṭataḥ, सुस्पष्ट रूप से suspaṣṭ rūp se
distinctly in Tamil
- தெளிய, தனிப்பெற, தனித்து, உரக்க, தனியாகவும் தெளிவாகவும்
distinctly in Telugu
- in a distinct manner
- స్పష్టంగా spaṣṭaṅgā
More languagesFewer languages
- distinctly in Malayalam
- വെവ്വേറെ, വിശദമായി, ഭിന്നാർത്ഥമായി
Examples of distinctly in a sentence
- Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, in Well Tackled!:
- "Aloud," he said distinctly, "the Seven Words are spoken thus.2007, Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant, →ISBN, page 192:
Antonyms of distinctly
Forms of distinctly
| comparative | more distinctly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most distinctly |
Origin of distinctly
From distinct + -ly.
Questions about distinctly
- What does distinctly mean?
- Distinctly means in a distinct manner.
- What is distinctly in Hindi?
- Distinctly in Hindi is सुभिन्नतः (subhinnataḥ), भिन्नतः (bhinnataḥ), सुस्पष्टता से (suspaṣṭatā se). See Distinctly meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use distinctly in a sentence?
- Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.
- What part of speech is distinctly?
- Distinctly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce distinctly?
- Distinctly is pronounced /dɪˈstɪŋktli/.
Words near distinctly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: distinctly (page history and authors); distinctly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); distinctly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); distinctly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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