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distinctly

/dɪˈstɪŋktli/ adverb B1
  1. In a distinct manner. · I distinctly remember the voice of my deceased grandmother.
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His eyes acquired that quality which in the first moment of strong emotion enables them to see distinctly, and which afterwards fails from being too much taxed.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1069 · C1
She stopped astonished, then the voice reached her ear more distinctly, and she recognized it to be that of Maximilian.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 751 · C1
“‘“It is this:—‘I swear by my honor not to reveal to anyone what I have seen and heard on the 5th of February, 1815, between nine and ten o’clock in the evening; and I plead guilty of death should I ever violate this oath.’” The general appeared to be affected by a nervous tremor, which prevented his answering for some moments; then, overcoming his manifest repugnance, he pronounced the required oath, but in so low a tone as to be scarcely audible to the majority of the members, who insisted on his repeating it clearly and distinctly, which he did.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 771 · C1
He turned his head, looked around him, and saw no one; but the sound was repeated distinctly enough to convince him of its reality.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 903 · C1

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