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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