markedly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmɑrkɪdli/ UK /ˈmɑːkɪdli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a noticeable or distinctly evident way

Her mood improved markedly once the deadline had passed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a noticeable or... notably distinctly conspicuously strikingly decidedly noticeably

Opposites

slightly marginally imperceptibly

Word family

Related forms marked mark marking

Etymology

From marked (past participle of mark, from Old English mearcian 'to mark, note') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. Means in a noticeable or pronounced manner.

mearcian Old English *markō Proto-Germanic

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# markedly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɑrkɪdli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɑːkɪdli/

## Meanings
1. in a noticeable or distinctly evident way

## Examples
- Her mood improved markedly once the deadline had passed.

## Synonyms
- notably
- distinctly
- conspicuously
- strikingly
- decidedly
- noticeably

## Antonyms
- slightly
- marginally
- imperceptibly

## Related Forms
- marked
- mark
- marking

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mearcian
- Root: *markō

## Etymology
From marked (past participle of mark, from Old English mearcian 'to mark, note') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. Means in a noticeable or pronounced manner.

## AI Etymology
Markedly comes from marked (past participle of mark, from Old English mearcian 'to mark, note') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. Means in a noticeable or pronounced manner. The etymological trail includes Old English mearcian, Proto-Germanic *markō. The same word family includes marked, mark, marking. Its current adverb use means "in a noticeable or distinctly evident way".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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