distinctly

1. 1.

   clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

   “it's distinctly possible”

   “I could clearly see myself in his situation”

   Synonymsclearly
2. 2.

   in a distinct and distinguishable manner

   “the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion”
3. 3.

   to a distinct degree

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

Questions about distinctly

What does distinctly mean?

distinctly means "clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in distinctly?

distinctly has 3 syllables: di-stinct-ly. The stress falls on "stinct". In IPA it is /dɪˈstɪŋktli/.

What is another word for distinctly?

Close synonyms include clearly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is distinctly a common word?

distinctly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.