distinctly

Etymology

distinct + -ly

adv

  1. In a distinct manner.
    I distinctly remember the voice of my deceased grandmother.
    Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy. 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, in Well Tackled!
    "Aloud," he said distinctly, "the Seven Words are spoken thus. Melenkurion abatha. Duroc minas mill. Harad khabaal." 2007, Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant, page 192

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