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markedly

  • /ˈmɑː.kɪd.li/ UK
  • /ˈmɑɹ.kɪd.li/ US

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English marked

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English markedly

From marked + -ly.

adverb more markedly · most markedly · markèdly

  1. In a marked manner; distinctly, noticeably, conspicuously. Being markedly different as a teenager can get you taunted; as an adult it can make you famous.

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