marked
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
marked/mɑːkt/
▶adjective
- 1 having a visible mark.
■ (of playing cards) having distinctive marks on their backs to assist cheating.
- 2 Linguistics (of words or forms) distinguished by a particular feature.
- 3 clearly noticeable.
- 4 singled out, especially as a target for attack: a marked man.
– derivatives
markedly adverb,
markedness noun.
markedly adverb,
markedness noun.
'marked' also found in these Oxford entries:
acne
- American football
- amplify
- angina
- angioneurotic
- annulate
- anxiety
- Aquarius
- asbestosis
- Ash Wednesday
- asthma
- astrolabe
- atlas moth
- baby boom
- baby bust
- baulk line
- bay
- big bang
- bipolar disorder
- birdwing
- black spot
- blank
- box junction
- brogue
- bunting
- cerebral palsy
- chequer
- Cheshire cat
- cirrhosis
- cleavage
- compartment
- counterpoint
- court
- crease
- Crown Derby
- crusade
- dal segno
- dartboard
- dementia
- dial
- dirty
- distinction
- domino
- double flat
- double sharp
- drug
- dysphasia
- Ebola fever
- eccentric
- eggs and bacon
