distinguished
dis tingg wisht
- v mark as different
- v detect with the senses
- v be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- v make conspicuous or noteworthy
- v identify as in botany or biology, for example
- s (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
our distinguished professor - s used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
his distinguished bearing
- Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary, Charles Krauthammer writes a syndicated column for the Washington Post that appears in over 150 newspapers worldwide.
- Among children, much of the illness was of an old type, though one so recently distinguished from other diseases by medical scientists that it is not yet listed in the standard .
- She has done distinguished documentaries on topics as varied as North Korea, the plight of women in Afghanistan and in prisons here at home, and poverty in Camden, New Jersey, and .