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marked

adjective US /mɑːrkt/

strongly marked; easily noticeable

How often you will meet it

Rank 1,583 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,487 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.

What it means

adjective

  1. strongly marked; easily noticeable also: pronounced walked with a marked limpa pronounced flavor of cinnamon
  2. singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate a marked man
  3. having or as if having an identifying mark or a mark as specified; often used in combination played with marked cardsa scar-marked face

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

marked in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • A roar of water, momently increasing, marked the slow rise of the barrier.

    The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1

  • He was saying something with marked emphasis, but the words escaped the tailor's ears.

    The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1

  • With the little girl excess seemed to be a marked characteristic in everything, even in her caresses.

    The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1

  • He was a man of weak mind,--one of those marked in advance to play the part of eternal dupes.

    Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1

  • This boy, of no phenomenal sort, had one marked quality--when he had made a decision he acted on it.

    The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1

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