distinctly

distinct +‎ -ly

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈtɪŋktli/

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distinctly (comparative more distinctly, superlative most distinctly)

1. In a distinct manner.
   • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, in Well Tackled!‎:

     Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.

   • 2007, Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant, →ISBN, page 192:

     "Aloud," he said distinctly, "the Seven Words are spoken thus. Melenkurion abatha. Duroc minas mill. Harad khabaal."

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