1.
[syn: marked, pronounced]
2. singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate;
- Example: "a marked man"
3. having or as if having an identifying mark or a mark as specified; often used in combination;
- Example: "played with marked cards"
- Example: "a scar-marked face"
- Example: "well-marked roads"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Marked \Marked\ (m[aum]rkt), a.
Designated or distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence;
noticeable; conspicuous; as, a marked card; a marked coin; a
marked instance. -- Mark"ed*ly, adv. --J. S. Mill.
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A marked man, a man who is noted by a community, or by a
part of it, as, for excellence or depravity; -- usually
with an unfavorable suggestion.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mark \Mark\ (m[aum]rk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marked
(m[aum]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Marking.] [OE. marken, merken,
AS. mearcian, from mearc. See Mark the sign.]
1. To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to
make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of
merchandise; to mark clothing.
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2. To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used
literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the
spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him
for a leader.
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3. To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or
any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his
hobnails marked the floor.
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4. To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark
the points in a game of billiards or cards.
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5. To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note
of; to remark; to heed; to regard; as, mark my words.
"Mark the perfect man." --Ps. xxxvii. 37.
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To mark out.
(a) To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the
ringleaders were marked out for punishment.
(b) To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to mark out
an item in an account.
To mark time (Mil.), to keep the time of a marching step by
moving the legs alternately without advancing.
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Syn: To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show;
evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote;
characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
marked
adj 1: strongly marked; easily noticeable; "walked with a marked
limp"; "a pronounced flavor of cinnamon" [syn: marked,
pronounced]
2: singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate; "a
marked man"
3: having or as if having an identifying mark or a mark as
specified; often used in combination; "played with marked
cards"; "a scar-marked face"; "well-marked roads" [ant:
unmarked]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
142 Moby Thesaurus words for "marked":
a cut above, above, acclaimed, ahead, appalling, apparent,
appointed, appropriate, arresting, ascendant, astonishing, better,
capping, carved, celebrated, characteristic, chosen, considerable,
conspicuous, creased, cut, decided, destined, devoted, distinctive,
distinguished, doomed, eclipsing, egregious, eminent, enchased,
engraved, esteemed, estimable, evident, exceeding, excellent,
excelling, exceptional, extraordinary, fabled, fabulous, famed,
famous, fantastic, far-famed, far-heard, fatal, fated, fateful,
finer, foredoomed, formidable, furrowed, glyphic, graved, graven,
greater, grooved, higher, honored, idiocratic, idiosyncratic,
impressed, imprinted, in ascendancy, in character, in store,
in the ascendant, in the cards, incised, incredible, inevitable,
inscribed, insculptured, intrinsic, legendary, lined, major,
marvelous, memorable, much acclaimed, mythical, noble, notable,
noted, noteworthy, noticeable, notorious, obvious, of choice,
of mark, of note, one up on, ordained, outstanding, over, patent,
peculiar, pointed, popular, prestigious, printed, prominent,
pronounced, proper, quintessential, rare, remarkable, rememberable,
renowned, reputable, rivaling, salient, sculptured, signal,
significant, single, singular, special, stamped, striking, super,
superior, surpassing, talked-about, talked-of, telling, tooled,
topping, transcendent, transcendental, transcending, true to form,
uncommon, unforgettable, unique, unmistakable, upper, well-known,
wonderful, written