marked
Having a visible or identifying mark.
Adjective 4 meanings
Having a visible or identifying mark.
Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.
“The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus.”
Distinguished by a positive feature.
“"Young" is the marked element of the old/young pair, since the usual way of asking someone's age is "How old are you?".”
Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.
“A marked man.”
Etymology
From mark (“sign, characteristic, visible impression”) + -ed.kɪd/) is likely an analogy derived from markedness (explaining its restriction to sense 2).
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MARKED at a glance
MARKED has 6 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + R 1 + K 5 + E 1 + D 2) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,944 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with marked
All rhymesOne letter away
- MARKET12
- PARKED13
- MARKER12
- MASKED13
- MARRED9
- BARKED13
- HARKED14
- NARKED11
- MARLED9
- CARKED13
- LARKED11
- KARKED15
- WARKED14
- DARKED12
- MARTED9
- RARKED11
- YARKED14
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