particularly
23 07 2008Adverbs
1. (adv.) especially, particularly, peculiarly, specially;
- to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common;
- “he was particularly fussy about spelling”; “a particularly gruesome attack”; “under peculiarly tragic circumstances”; “an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger”;
2. (adv.) in particular, particularly;
- specifically or especially distinguished from others;
- “loves Bach, particularly his partitas”; “recommended one book in particular”; “trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular”;
3. (adv.) particularly, peculiarly;
- uniquely or characteristically;
- “these peculiarly cinematic elements”; “a peculiarly French phenomenon”; “everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him”;
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