Meaning & use
Distinctly
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In a way that is clearly noticeable or different from something else.
See it in a sentence
She distinctly remembered locking the door before she left.
The two proposals were distinctly different in cost and scope.
A note on using this word
"Distinctly" often intensifies a statement, emphasizing that a fact or memory stands out sharply from surrounding uncertainty.
Words with a similar meaning
clearlynoticeably
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Words with an opposite meaning
vaguelyindistinctly
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