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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
marked
adj
  1. strongly marked; easily noticeable; "walked with a marked limp"; "a pronounced flavor of cinnamon"
    Synonym(s): 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"
    Antonym(s): unmarked
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mark \Mark\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marked}; 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. [bd]Mark the perfect
            man.[b8] --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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Marked \Marked\, 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.
  
      {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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