marked

See also: markèd

English

Markedness (linguistics, social sciences) on Wikipedia

From mark (“sign, characteristic, visible impression”) +‎ -ed.

Less common disyllabic pronunciation (/ˈmɑː.kɪd/) is likely an analogy derived from markedness (explaining its restriction to sense 2).^[1]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɑːkt/
(Received Pronunciation, poetry, sometimes for sense 2) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.kɪd/
(General American) IPA^(key): /mɑɹkt/
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(General American, poetry, sometimes for sense 2) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹ.kɪd/, -əd
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marked (comparative more marked, superlative most marked)

Having a visible or identifying mark.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marked
1. (of a playing card) Having a secret mark on the back for cheating.
Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.
The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus.
- 1962 October, “Talking of Trains: Little passenger traffic and less freight”, in Modern Railways, pages 220–221:
  The drop in merchandise and mineral receipts again reflects the fall in steel output, most marked in the North-East; [...].
Synonyms: manifest, noticeable, obtrusive, palpable, patent, noted
(linguistics, of a word, form, or phoneme) 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?".
Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.
A marked man.

Synonyms: singled out, targeted
In police livery, as opposed to unmarked. (of a police vehicle)

This adjectival sense of this word is sometimes written markèd, with a grave accent. This is meant to indicate that the second e is pronounced as /ɪ/, rather than being silent, as in the verb form. This usage is largely restricted to poetry and other works in which it is important that the adjective's disyllabicity be made explicit (see also above).

having a visible or identifying mark

of a playing card: having a secret mark on the back for cheating

significant; notable

distinguished by a positive feature

singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance