differences between DISTINGUISHED, DISTINGUISHABLE, DISTINCT, DISTINCTIVE

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san2612

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could anybody plz tell me the differences between DISTINGUISHING, DISTINGUISHABLE, DISTINCT, DISTINCTIVE and DISTINGUISHED?
In this question, I don't know how to distinguish them:


1. His speech was careful and ……..but his word seemed to make no sense.
A distinguished B distinct C distinctive D distinguishable

 

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Could you post the definition of each word that you think could work in this sentence.
 

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Can we just verify that you meant to write '...but his words seemed to make no sense'?

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