marked

adjective \ ˈmärkt \

Definition of marked

1 :having an identifying mark

marked playing cards

2 \ or ˈmär-kəd\ :having a distinctive or emphasized character

has a marked drawl

3 a :enjoying fame or notoriety

Winning the race made him a marked man.

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

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markedly

play \ˈmär-kəd-lē\ adverb

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markedness

play \ˈmär-kəd-nəs\ noun

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Examples of marked in a Sentence

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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In 2016, coroners across the state also noted a marked increase in the presence of cocaine – nearly a 62 percent year-to-year increase – making it the third most-prevalent drug in unintentional drug overdose deaths.

— jona ison, Cincinnati.com, "Ohio drug overdose deaths more than double, thanks to fentanyl," 30 Aug. 2017
By comparison, the AFC found 691 beetle spots statewide in 2016, and that number was a marked increase from previous years.

— dennis pillion, AL.com, "Southern pine beetles on the rise: Pests reach epidemic level in 1 Alabama county," 25 Aug. 2017
There’s always a marked improvement in their swimming afterwards.

— matt grant, Longreads, "In a Swimming Pool, Learning to Trust," 21 Aug. 2017
In Nashville, some protesters were walking through an intersection in the marked crosswalk when a car piled into them, carrying a couple of them down the street until the local police finally flagged it down.

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, "This Is the Bleakest Moment for America in My Lifetime," 13 Aug. 2017
Many White House correspondents, however, have reported Trump reaching out to them directly, approaching press on Air Force One, and inviting them into the Oval Office to talk, in a marked departure from President Obama’s practice.

— The Hive, "The Damning Truth About Trump and the Press," 21 July 2017
And therein lies the problem for Republicans, who may simplistically view a marked increase in diversity as an assault on their own cultural identity.

— lincoln anthony blades, Teen Vogue, "Colleges and Universities are Becoming Less White, and Republicans Like Them Less," 20 July 2017
But in Oregon a Medicaid expansion study that found a marked reduction in depression failed to detect significant improvement in blood sugars, blood pressure and cholesterol levels -- risk factors for heart disease and diabetes.

— CBS News, ""I could die in the street": For cancer survivor, health care debate gets personal," 17 July 2017
Lake Forest and Lake Bluff have seen a marked increase in vehicle thefts and burglaries over the past year, according to police in both towns.

— mark lawton, chicagotribune.com, "Car thefts and burglaries up in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, police say," 3 July 2017

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First Known Use of marked

before 12th century

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MARKED Defined for English Language Learners

marked

adjective

Definition of marked for English Language Learners

: having a mark or a particular kind of mark
: very noticeable

MARKED Defined for Kids

marked

adjective \ ˈmärkt \

Definition of marked for Students

1 :having notes or information written on it

2 :noticeable

Her father speaks with a marked accent.

3 :showing identification

a marked police car

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