All 5 Uses of
distinct
in
City of Bones
- Looking distinctly upset, he set it back.†
Chpt 2 *distinctly = in a manner that is clear, easily noticed, and/or identifiable as different or separate
- He's looking distinctly podgy.†
Chpt 9
- He pointed at it, looking distinctly unenthusiastic.†
Chpt 14
- Behind her Jace muttered something that sounded distinctly blasphemous.†
Chpt 15
- He seemed wavering, indistinct, as if she looked through a blurred glass.†
Chpt 22indistinct = 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.
Definition:
clear, easily noticed, and/or identifiable as different or separate