markedly
pronunciation
How to pronounce markedly in British English:
UK ['mɑ:kɪdlɪ]
How to pronounce markedly in American English:
US [ˈmɑrkɪdlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in a clearly noticeable manner
Word Origin
- markedly (adv.)
- 1799, from marked + -ly (2). "A favorite 19th c. adverb" [OED].
Example
- 1. It would reduce future competition markedly .
- 2. The death rate for men in same-sex marriages has dropped markedly since the 1990s
- 3. Controlling for new journals , the share of european papers still rose markedly ( see chart ) .
- 4. And now two chinese researchers have proved , at least theoretically , that insights borrowed from the lowly bacterium e.coli could markedly increase the throughput of a real-world traffic light in guangzhou .