distinctively
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4.5
- adverb
- /dɪˈstɪŋktɪvli/
:
de manera distintiva
- The cuisine at the new restaurant is distinctively spicy, attracting food lovers from all over.
- distinctively human
- distinctively American
- distinctively modern
And frankly, was was a bit racist, but in ways that that are sort of distinctively French.
- And frankly, was was a bit racist, but in ways that that are sort of distinctively French.
- So there are some distinctively human aspects to a full life.
- The practice was thought to be largely one of state and local prerogative, invoked by local officials to address distinctively local concerns.
Examples
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The artist's style is distinctively vibrant, setting her apart from her contemporaries.
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More young Japanese think internationally and believe that there can be distinctively Japanese approaches to world problems.
Academic text (1990) -
A woman so distinctively different.
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You describe a distinctively human trait.
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Urban Indian leaders face overwhelming problems that are distinctively related to their areas and populations.
Academic text (1997) -
Ross refuses to seal off distinctively human activity from her surroundings, whether natural or cultural.
Academic text (2008) -
An aim of phenomenography, then, is to characterize the distinctively different ways in which people understand things.
Academic text (1994) -
American society treated them as it did other non-whites, rather than distinctively as Filipinos.
Academic text (1990) -
So I love this because many advertisers have heard the argument that if you behave distinctively, you're more likely to be noticed.
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Defying their families in order to paint, Chagall and Rothko produced work informed by a distinctively Jewish sensibility.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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4.5
In a way that is the only one like it
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6.4
In a way that is very unusual or impressive
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5.9
In a way that shows a person or place's own style
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8.9
In a way that is unusual for one person or group
In a way you can tell is different from others
Antonyms
How Distinctive
Surface Forms
Morphology
distinctively = distinctive (transparent) = distinct + ive + ly
Formed by the clear adjective 'distinctive' plus the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', so the manner meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Distinctively comes from the word distinct, formed with the prefix dis- that meant 'apart', and distinct means 'separate' or 'clearly different'. So, to do something distinctively is to do it in a way that 'stands apart' and is easy to notice.