Distinctly

Pronunciation

Origin

distinct + -ly

Full definition of distinctly

Adverb

1. In a distinct manner.
• 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, Well Tackled! Chapter 17, Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.
• 2007, Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant, ISBN 978-0-399-15446-1, p. 192,"Aloud," he said distinctly, "the Seven Words are spoken thus. Melenkurion abatha. Duroc minas mill. Harad khabaal."

Antonyms

• indistinctly