Dictionary Check: distinctly

"distinctly" is a valid word!

Scrabble 16 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

adverb

clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

Example: "it's distinctly possible"
Synonyms:
adverb

in a distinct and distinguishable manner

Example: "the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion"
adverb

to a distinct degree

Example: "urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"

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