different between strikingly vs markedly

English

striking +? -ly

strikingly (comparative more strikingly, superlative most strikingly)

(manner) In a striking way.
He entered strikingly, taking over the stage.
(degree) To a remarkable degree or extent.
He was strikingly deficient in good sense.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
  Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.
(evaluative) Remarkably, surprisingly.
Strikingly, he had bowed deeply to the Emperor.

marked +? -ly

markedly (comparative more markedly, superlative most markedly)

In a marked manner; distinctly, noticeably, conspicuously.
Being markedly different as a teenager can get you taunted; as an adult it can make you famous.

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