All 16 Uses of
distinct
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- Furthermore, Fudge was looking distinctly careworn.†
Chpt 1
- Chapter 4: Horace Slughorn Despite the fact that he had spent every waking moment of the past few days hoping desperately that Dumbledore would indeed come to fetch him, Harry felt distinctly awkward as they set off down Privet Drive together.†
Chpt 4
- Harry took the seat with the distinct impression that Dumbledore, for some reason, wanted to keep him as visible as possible.†
Chpt 4
- He meandered off into a long-winded reminiscence, but Harry had the distinct impression that Slughorn had not finished with him, and that he had not been convinced by Neville and Ginny.†
Chpt 7
- You recognized it, I suppose, by its distinctive mother-ofpearl sheen?†
Chpt 9 *
- Harry squinted at their indistinct figures.†
Chpt 12
- Many Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws had taken sides too: Amidst all the yelling and clapping Harry could distinctly hear the roar of Luna Lovegood's famous lion-topped hat.†
Chpt 14
- "What's happened to you?" asked Harry, for Hermione looked distinctly disheveled, rather as though she had just fought her way out of a thicket of Devil's Snare.†
Chpt 15
- This was the first time he had seen Malfoy close up for ages; he now saw that Malfoy had dark shadows under his eyes and a distinctly grayish tinge to his skin.†
Chpt 15
- It did not seem to have healed at all and Harry wondered, for perhaps the hundredth time, what had caused such a distinctive injury, but did not ask; Dumbledore had said that he would know eventually and there was, in any case, another subject he wanted to discuss.†
Chpt 17
- As he closed the study door behind him, he distinctly heard Phineas Nigellus say, "I can't see why the boy should be able to do it better than you, Dumbledore.†
Chpt 17
- He took the blow stoically enough when Harry told him, merely grunting and shrugging, but Harry had the distinct feeling as he walked away that Dean and Seamus were muttering mutinously behind his back.†
Chpt 24
- Seizing the chipped bust of an ugly old warlock from on top of a nearby crate, he stood it on top of the cupboard where the book was now hidden, perched a dusty old wig and a tarnished tiara on the statues head to make it more distinctive, then sprinted back through the alleyways of hidden junk as fast as he could go, back to the door, back out onto the corridor, where he slammed the door behind him, and it turned at once back into stone.†
Chpt 24
- Harry mumbled something indistinct.†
Chpt 25
- "Magic always leaves traces," said Dumbledore, as the boat hit the bank with a gentle bump, "sometimes very distinctive traces.†
Chpt 26
- His scars were as bad as ever; in truth, he now bore a distinct resemblance to Mad-Eye Moody, though thankfully with both eyes and legs, but in personality he seemed jusi the same as ever.†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(distinct) clear, easily noticed, and/or identifiable as different or separate