Notably means especially worth pointing out among the rest. Notably absent, notably, the French refused, notably better.
As a sentence adverb it singles out one case from several — three refused, notably the French — and as an intensifier it means markedly. Notably absent is a fixed phrase that draws attention to what is missing, usually pointedly. Note that notably picks out an example where particularly emphasises a degree.
1adverbnotablyEspecially worth pointing out among the rest.
“The town has many fine old buildings, notably its medieval cathedral.”
2adverbmarkedTo a marked degree.
“This year's harvest was notably better than last year's.”
notably is a marker of emphasis.
Also accepted in games: particularly
Notable plus -ly, from Latin notabilis, worth noting, from nota, a mark. Note, notice and notorious come from the same mark.
Middle English
notably
English, today
notably
From Middle English notably, notabili, notablelyche, equivalent to notable + -ly.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
Practised in Sharper Adjectives