distinctly
/dɪˈstɪŋktli/dih-STINGKT-lee
/dɪˈstɪŋktli/dih-STINGKT-lee
Meaningin a way that is pricked apart
Common meaning: in a distinct way
- diapart
- stinctto prick; to quenchLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 704 · scan
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘apart’ + ‘to prick’ → distinctly
Journey through time
- Proto-Indo-European*stig-‘stick or pierce, to sting, prick’source
- Latin-stinguō, -stīnctum‘to prick’
- Frenchdis
- Englishdistinct‘clearly different’
- Englishformed in English from distinctdistinctly‘in a distinct way’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way that is pricked apart. It can be inferred from any of: distinct.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from distinct + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- -stinguō, -stīnctum Latin “to prick; to quench”
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