distinguishingly
distinguishingly · more distinguishingly · most distinguishingly
With distinction; with some mark of preferenceWith distinction; with some mark of preference.
Meaning
1 sensesWith distinction; with some mark of preference.
January 13, 1714, Alexander Pope, letter to Joseph Addison the heads of that party have been distinguishingly favourable to me
Origin
From distinguishing + -ly.From distinguishing + -ly.
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Forms
more distinguishingly, most distinguishingly| Comparative | more distinguishingly Lesson |
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| Superlative | most distinguishingly |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.