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1distinctly — used to qualify an adjective as in distinctly interesting, belongs to the outer realms of Fowler s lost causes. It was a 1920s vogue word that he much despised, less on linguistic grounds than because of the condescending attitude it revealed in… …
2From — (fr[o^]m), prep. [AS. fram, from; akin to OS. fram out, OHG. & Icel. fram forward, Sw. fram, Dan. frem, Goth. fram from, prob. akin to E. forth. ?202. Cf. {Fro}, {Foremost}.] Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving… …
3distinctly — late 14c., from DISTINCT (Cf. distinct) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). [D]istinctly, in the sense really quite, is the badge of the superior person indulgently recognizing unexpected merit in something that we are to understand is not quite worthy of his… …
4distinctly — adverb 1. clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment (Freq. 7) it s distinctly possible I could clearly see myself in his situation • Syn: ↑clearly • Derived from adjective: ↑distinct 2. in a distinct and …
5distinctly — distinct ► ADJECTIVE 1) recognizably different or individual. 2) able to be perceived clearly by the senses. DERIVATIVES distinctly adverb distinctness noun. ORIGIN Latin distinctus, from distinguere distinguish …
6It Came from the Desert — Infobox VG title = It Came from the Desert developer = Cinemaware publisher = Cinemaware designer = David Riordan, Programmer: Randy Platt Writer: Kenneth Melville Producer: Pat Cook engine = released = 1989 genre = Action adventure game modes =… …
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8List of minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — The following is a list of minor characters in the various versions of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy , by Douglas Adams.AgrajagAgrajag is a constantly reincarnated entity who ends up being killed multiple times by Arthur Dent. First… …
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