discernibly

adverb

as in distinctly

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Recent Examples of discernibly Although something is discernibly missing—the sound of music. — Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 There are no star turns, no parts that are discernibly meatier, no actor without a fully dimensional character to play, irrespective of their screen time. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discernibly
  1. distinctly
  2. clearly
  3. perceptibly
  4. plainly
Adverb
  • Industry expectations are distinctly low for the Japanese government’s ambitious plans to support overseas sales of domestic content.
    — Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
  • This distinctly North Korean punishment, used especially to discipline and defenestrate high officials, strips a person of office and sends him to perform physical labor and political reeducation, often in the countryside.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of distinctly
Adverb
  • Both camps are chasing an 11-member board majority, though a handful of candidates don’t align clearly with either side.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Tehran had clearly communicated its demands.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of clearly
Adverb
  • The screens are now showing only a tiny orange sliver, and the evening is becoming perceptibly less bright.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Sometime around the pandemic, Vanhée’s clothes got perceptibly more outspoken.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of perceptibly
Adverb
  • And while reports of offset drama have gained traction, Acaster has plainly not enjoyed himself in that cloak.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The following year, a New York sportswriter named Aloysious Palma made the point plainly.
    — Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of plainly

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