marked

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adjective

1
: having an identifying mark
marked playing cards
2
or
ˈmär-kəd How to pronounce marked (audio)
: having a distinctive or emphasized character
has a marked drawl
3
a
: 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
markedly adverb
markedness noun

marked

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past tense of mark entry 2

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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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of marked was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Marked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marked. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

marked

adjective
1
: having an identifying mark
a marked card
2
: noticeable, conspicuous
speaks with a marked accent
3
a
: being a person on whom attention is focused
b
: being an object of attack or suspicion
a marked man
markedly adverb

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