Standard Lemma guide

markedly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈmɑː.kɪd.li/
  • US: /ˈmɑɹ.kɪd.li/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M AA1 R K AH0 D L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: M AA1 R K IH0 D L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a marked manner; distinctly, noticeably, conspicuously.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Being markedly different as a teenager can get you taunted; as an adult it can make you famous.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a clearly noticeable manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • sales of luxury cars dropped markedly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree 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.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: marcadament — in a marked manner
  • Czech: výrazně — in a marked manner
  • French: nettement — in a marked manner
  • Georgian: აშკარად (ašḳarad) — in a marked manner
  • Georgian: ცხადად (cxadad) — in a marked manner
  • Georgian: შესამჩნევად (šesamčnevad) — in a marked manner
  • Georgian: ხელშესახებად (xelšesaxebad) — in a marked manner
  • Hungarian: kifejezetten — in a marked manner
  • Hungarian: határozottan — in a marked manner
  • Hungarian: lényegesen — in a marked manner
  • Hungarian: jelentősen — in a marked manner
  • Hungarian: markánsan — in a marked manner
  • Hungarian: feltűnően — in a marked manner
  • Hungarian: észrevehetően — in a marked manner
  • Hungarian: szemmel láthatóan — in a marked manner
  • Hungarian: szembeszökően — in a marked manner
  • Hungarian: szembetűnően — in a marked manner
  • Occitan: marcadament — in a marked manner
  • Polish: ewidentnie — in a marked manner
  • Polish: wyraźnie — in a marked manner
  • Portuguese: marcadamente — in a marked manner
  • Russian: я́вно (jávno) — in a marked manner
  • Russian: заме́тно (zamétno) — in a marked manner
  • Russian: изря́дно (izrjádno) — in a marked manner
  • Russian: нарочи́то (naročíto) — in a marked manner
  • Spanish: marcadamente — in a marked manner
  • Ukrainian: помі́тно (pomítno) — in a marked manner