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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Marked \Marked\ (m[aum]rkt), adjective 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}, adverb --J. S. Mill.
{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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mark \Mark\ (m[aum]rk), verb (used with an object) [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.
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.
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.
4. To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark the points in a game of billiards or cards.
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.
{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.
Syn: To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
marked
adjective
1: strongly marked; easily noticeable; "walked with a marked limp"; "a pronounced flavor of cinnamon" [syn: {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}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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