distinguishably

adverb

Definition of distinguishablynext
as in distinctly

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  1. distinctly
  2. clearly
  3. plainly
  4. perceptibly
  5. discernibly
Adverb
  • In many corners of the internet, tallow isn’t marketed simply as a moisturizer but as a return to something more primal and distinctly masculine.
    — Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
  • Amid these changes, distinctly human capabilities have become increasingly valuable.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of distinctly
Adverb
  • With Cincinnati clearly swinging for the fences after an active offseason in hopes of maximizing quarterback Joe Burrow’s prime, Pitcher could receive an even larger spotlight.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The true number of cases is in the thousands, clearly exceeding the country’s standard range of between 2,000 and 5,000 in recent years.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Definition of clearly
Adverb
  • Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 A partnership breakthrough depends on saying the plain thing plainly.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • November 22 – December 21 A partnership breakthrough depends on saying the plain thing plainly.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Definition of plainly
Adverb
  • For the next hour or so, the colors of the canopy shifted, slowly but perceptibly, as the sky clung to its blue and then, after lingering in the inkiest navy for just a few precious minutes, seemed to give it all away.
    — Max Norman, New Yorker, 25 June 2026
  • Public funding in Kansas The emotion about keeping the Royals in Missouri has perceptibly changed in the last 10 days.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of perceptibly
Adverb
  • 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
Definition of discernibly
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