marked

 
Pronunciation: /mɑːkt/

adjective

  • 1having a visible mark or marking: a houseplant with beautifully marked, dark green leaves
  • (of playing cards) having distinctive marks on their backs to assist cheating.
  • Linguistics (of words or forms) distinguished by a particular feature: the word ‘drake’ is semantically marked as masculine
  • 2clearly noticeable: a marked increase in UK sales

Derivatives

markedness

noun