Strikingly vs Distinctly - What's the difference?
strikingly | distinctly | Related terms |
(manner) In a striking way.
(degree) To a remarkable degree or extent.
*
* 1900 , , The House Behind the Cedars , Chapter I,
(evaluative) Remarkably, surprisingly.
In a distinct manner.
*{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
, title=Well Tackled!
, chapter=17 * 2007 , Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant , ISBN 978-0-399-15446-1, p. 192,
Strikingly is a related term of distinctly.
As adverbs the difference between strikingly and distinctly
is that strikingly is (manner) in a striking way while distinctly is in a distinct manner.strikingly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- He entered strikingly , taking over the stage.
- He was strikingly deficient in good sense.
- Patterns of evolution in the two families, however, are strikingly different.
- Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.
- Strikingly , he had bowed deeply to the Emperor.
distinctly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)citation, passage=Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.}}
- "Aloud," he said distinctly, "the Seven Words are spoken thus. Melenkurion abatha. Duroc minas mill. Harad khabaal. "