Both Uses of
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The Silver Chair
- "Not a man ....Marsh-wiggle," replied Puddleglum in a somewhat indistinct voice.†
Chpt 7 *indistinct = not clear or easily identifiablestandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in indistinct means not and reverses the meaning of distinct. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- The roof of Underland was so near that even by that dull light they could now see it quite distinctly.†
Chpt 14distinctly = in a manner that is clear, easily noticed, and/or identifiable as different or separate
Definition:
clear, easily noticed, and/or identifiable as different or separate