distinctly Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Dis*tinct"ly adverb
Definitions
  1. With distinctness; not confusedly; without the blending of one part or thing another; clearly; plainly; as, to see distinctly.
  2. With meaning; significantly. Obs.
    Thou dost snore distinctly; There's meaning in thy snores. Shak.
    Syn. -- Separately; clearly; plainly; obviously.

Webster 1913