marked

adjective

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\ ˈmärkt

Definition of marked

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : having an identifying mark marked playing cards

2 \ or ˈmär-kəd

\ : having a distinctive or emphasized character has a marked drawl

3a : enjoying fame or notoriety Winning the tournament made her a marked woman.

b : being an object of attack, suspicion, or vengeance To his enemies, the rebel leader was a marked man.

4 : overtly signaled by a linguistic feature with most English nouns the plural is the marked number

marked

Definition of marked (Entry 2 of 2)

past tense of mark entry 2

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Other Words from marked

Adjective

markedly \ ˈmär-kəd-lē

\ adverb

markedness \ ˈmär-kəd-nəs

\ noun

Examples of marked in a Sentence

Adjective He speaks with a marked accent. There was a marked change in her attitude. There's been a marked improvement in the weather.

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