The phrase "and distinctly less" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to compare two things, indicating that one is noticeably lower in quantity, quality, or degree than the other.
Example: "The new model is faster, more efficient, and distinctly less expensive than its predecessor."
Alternatives: "and noticeably lower" or "and clearly reduced".
American movies are, to put it gently, rather less contemplative, and distinctly less keen on enigmas.
Johnny is the kind of druglord who buys coffins first, then issues death warrants afterwards, saying: "I want these filled by sundown!" Like everything else in Bay's worldview, he's a cartoon and distinctly less important than the shoot-outs, car smashs and action set-pieces that constitute the bulk of the movie.
About the size of a squashed pea, a Croco Copter in the mouth is very dry and crisp, and distinctly less sweet than a mouthful of Coco Pops or Frosties, two of Kellogg's long-established brands.
But house prices have risen faster than both income and inflation for years, and houses are distinctly less affordable than they were.
At which point, according to an interview with TechCrunch Klein and Getty get distinctly less comfortable.
Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Africans are distinctly less liberal on homosexuality than are Indians, Afro-Caribbeans or white Britons.
This study demonstrates that MRP and weighted MRP produce distinctly less accurate trees than combined analyses for a given base method (maximum parsimony or maximum likelihood).
Further, we analyzed additional binding sites between Hop and Hsp90, and showed, for the first time, that they are distinctly less conserved between human and malaria parasite.
Lacking the worldwide manufacturing, marketing and distribution economies of scale enjoyed by P&G and Unilever, and crimped by European labor laws and taxation, Henkel has been a distinctly less profitable company.
Yet for a few seasons now, my old standby has seemed distinctly less modern and chic.
The old dame played with distinctly less heart and composure than in the 1-0 defeatoto Dortmund the week before.
