Markedly for Dummies

Alright, so "markedly" is a word we use to talk about something that is really noticeable or obvious. It's like when you have a big, bold marker and you use it to make a mark on a piece of paper - that mark is very clear and stands out, right? Well, when we say something is "markedly" something else, we mean that it's really, really clear or obvious.

For example, if I say "Jane was markedly taller than her brother," I'm saying that it was really easy to see the big difference in their heights. Or if I say "The number of people at the party increased markedly after the pizza arrived," I'm saying that the increase in people was really noticeable.

Another way we use "markedly" is to talk about a significant change or difference in something. For instance, if I say "There was a markedly different atmosphere in the room after the teacher left," I mean that the feeling in the room changed a lot once the teacher was gone.

So "markedly" is all about things being really clear or obvious, or about big changes or differences that you can easily see or feel. It's like when you're wearing a bright, colorful shirt in a room full of people wearing dull, plain shirts - you're the one who stands out and is really noticeable. That's what "markedly" means - it's when something really stands out or changes a lot.