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Distinctly Definition & Meaning

distinctly
adverb
  1. clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation"
  2. in a distinct and distinguishable manner; "the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion"
  3. to a distinct degree; "urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"

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What does distinctly mean?
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation" in a distinct and distinguishable manner; "the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion" to a distinct degree; "urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"
What part of speech is distinctly?
Distinctly is an adverb.
How many definitions does distinctly have?
Distinctly has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adverb).

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