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particularly
[ per-tik-yuh-ler-lee, puh-tik- ]
adverb
- in a particular or to an exceptional degree; especially:
He read it with particularly great interest.
Synonyms: ,
- in a particular manner; specifically; individually.
- in detail; minutely.
Synonyms:
particularly
/ əˈɪʊəɪ /
adverb
- very much; exceptionally
I wasn't particularly successful
- in particular; specifically
pensioners, particularly the less well-off
Word History and Origins
Origin of particularly1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Archbishop Gallagher acknowledged what observers had long suspected, that the Pope would rather be surrounded by regular people, and particularly young people, rather than meet the "great and the good".
Among them, he shared a particularly special connection with his younger sister, María Elena – now the only surviving member of his immediate family.
He added the young ages of some of those arrested was particularly worrying.
While neighboring countries often have territorial disputes, he said Mexican governments, particularly those associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party, made the U.S. the boogeyman in order to drum up domestic support, he said.
Oftentimes the Marshals Service will work with state and local law enforcement agencies on particularly difficult cases, such as hunting down a man who escaped a Pennsylvania prison last year.
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