marked

About 44.80 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having a visible or identifying mark.
2. adjective Having a secret mark on the back for cheating.
3. adjective Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.

   The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus.

4. adjective 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?".

5. adjective Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.

   Former police officer Johnnie suddenly found himself a marked man when his fiancée fell for a ruthless gangster.

6. adjective In police livery, as opposed to unmarked.
7. verb simple past and past participle of mark

Similar words

noticeable pronounced conspicuous obvious starred scarred asterisked well-marked flagged labelled

Often followed by

by the with in a out on as and

Word family

markedly markedness markednesses