DISTINCTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does distinctly mean? 

• DISTINCTLY (adverb)
  The adverb DISTINCTLY has 3 senses:

1. clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

2. in a distinct and distinguishable manner

3. to a distinct degree

  Familiarity information: DISTINCTLY used as an adverb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISTINCTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

Synonyms:

clearly; distinctly

Context example:

I could clearly see myself in his situation

Pertainym:

distinct (easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a distinct and distinguishable manner

Context example:

the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion

Pertainym:

distinct ((often followed by 'from') not alike; different in nature or quality)

Sense 3

Meaning:

To a distinct degree

Context example:

urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate

Pertainym:

distinct (easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined)

 Context examples 

He is a decent, intelligent fellow, distinctly a good, reliable type of workman, and with a headpiece of his own.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Nevertheless, I forbid you, I distinctly forbid your tampering with my ship.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

He could see it quite distinctly when he rubbed the mists out of his eyes, and he could see the white sail of a small boat cutting the water of the shining sea.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

The words fell quite distinctly upon my ear.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I saw her, distinctly, and the whole power of her face and character seemed forced into that expression.—Would he never come?

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Like neuregulin-1, neuregulin-2 also binds to ErbB3 and ErbB4, although it appears to signal distinctly, perhaps by activating different receptor heterodimers.

(Neuregulin 2, NCI Thesaurus)

The site of fetal cardiac sounds that can be distinctly detected in relation to the maternal abdomen.

(Fetal Heart Tone Location, NCI Thesaurus)

When I mingled with other families I distinctly discerned how peculiarly fortunate my lot was, and gratitude assisted the development of filial love.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Short as the two snips are, you can distinctly see the same slight curve in each.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The survey exceeded all expectations and imaged the depression in stunning detail: a distinctly circular rim, central uplift, disturbed and undisturbed ice layering, and basal debris.

(Unexpected Discovery Under Greenland Ice, NASA)