prominentlyadv.
/ˈprɒmᵻnəntli/, U.S. /ˈprɑmənən(t)li/ 1. In a projecting or protruding manner; protuberantly.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > [adverb] > in a projecting or prominent manner
prominently1578
projectingly1774
protrusively1833
1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 9 This bone of the forehead holloweth it selfe, on ech side, both where it maketh the vpper region of the eyes, as also prominently constituteth the browes.
a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 375 We came to Justinians Gardens..so prominently built, as th(r)eatning every moment to fall.
1798 S. Fortnum Waldorf I. v. 22 Baron Litchstein was a tall thin man, prominently featured with dark eyes.
1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun I. v. 52 Between two of the pillars moreover, stands an old sarcophagus without its lid, and with all its more prominently projecting sculptures broken off.
1949 A. E. Trueman Geol. & Scenery Eng. & Wales xii. 161 The hard bands stand out prominently along the scarp faces which are known as ‘edges’ in many Yorkshire place-names.
1990 J. Butler Old & Rare Breeds Poultry 17 The eye is placed fairly high up in the skull, and..the ball should stand out prominently.
2. So as to be conspicuous or noticeable.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > outstandingly
strongly1591
redoubtably1593
protuberantly1668
prominently1704
forward1796
outstandingly1851
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adverb] > clearly visible > conspicuously
in evidence1612
eminently1632
prominently1704
pronouncedly1785
the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > remarkably or extraordinarily
outnumenlyc1175
outnumenc1225
disguisilyc1325
notablya1398
speciallya1398
oddc1400
oddlyc1400
singularlyc1430
strangelya1450
notable1481
outragec1540
out-takingly1549
supernaturally1578
rarely1581
extraordinarily1593
signally1598
unvulgarly1602
unexpectedly1605
essentially?1606
remarkably1615
unusually1615
particularly1616
eminently1632
extraordinary1632
markablya1634
considerably1646
surprisingly1661
out-of-the-way1718
unco1724
conspicuouslya1732
heroically1735
uncommonly1751
strikingly1752
uncommon1784
pronouncedly1785
markedly1811
awesomea1835
noticeably1845
rousing1847
exceptionally1848
outstandingly1851
prominently1885
accentedly1904
hella1987
1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub viii. 147 Those Beings must be of chief Excellence, wherein that Primordium appears most prominently to abound.
1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 177 In Africa, how prominently they appear.
1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 16 To bring the simple elegance of her form more prominently into view.
1885 J. K. Jerome On Stage 37 All the parts were torn and greasy, except one, which was prominently clean.
1939 G. Greene Confidential Agent iv. ii. 282 It would not have been good for the hotel, he supposed, if a police car had been too prominently on view.
1967 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Jrnl. 3 Jan. 6/1 Three Republican governors whose names have been prominently linked to the 1968 presidential race took the oath of office Monday.
2003 J. Haldane Intelligent Person's Guide to Relig. ii. 65 This and related phrases feature prominently in an extended argument against Darwinian evolutionary theory.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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