markedly

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See also: markèdly

English

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From marked +‎ -ly.

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markedly (comparative more markedly, superlative most markedly)

  1. In a marked manner; distinctly, noticeably, conspicuously.
    Being markedly different as a teenager can get you taunted; as an adult it can make you famous.
    • 1950 December, R. C. J. Day and R. K. Kirkland, “The Kelvedon & Tollesbury Light Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 838:
      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.

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