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# distinctly

«distinctly» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Clearly and easily heard, seen or remembered, as in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (distinctly)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Clearly and easily heard, seen or remembered, as in «speak distinctly». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distinctly/#m1)

2) Very definitely, without doubt, as in «I distinctly remember locking the door». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distinctly/#m2)

3) Noticeably, quite, as in «It was distinctly cold». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distinctly/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means clearly. Here the Levites read the Torah aloud so that people could follow it. Interpretation: The tradition sees this scene as the root of translating and explaining the Torah to the public, with Ezra and the Levites making the text understood. In the primary lessons: In speaking and drama lessons, teachers ask you to «speak clearly and distinctly». In stories and arguments, «I distinctly remember» shows a character is sure. «Distinctly» can also make a word stronger: «distinctly unhappy».

### examples

- And they read in the book, in the Law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. (Writings NEH.8.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distinctly/#x1)
- Please speak distinctly so everyone can hear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distinctly/#x2)
- I distinctly remember putting my keys on the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distinctly/#x3)
- The bell rang distinctly across the playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distinctly/#x4)
- It was distinctly colder after the sun went down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distinctly/#x5)
- The two twins have distinctly different voices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distinctly/#x6)
- She looked distinctly annoyed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distinctly/#x7)
- And inside it he distinctly heard a tiny voice say: “Bow-wow!” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distinctly/#x8)

### note

From «distinct» (clear, separate). Do not confuse with «distinctively» (in a special way that makes something stand out).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «distinctly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distinctly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.