what does particularly mean?
PARTICULARLY as ADVERB
- Meaning
- to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
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- he was particularly fussy about spelling
- a particularly gruesome attack
- under peculiarly tragic circumstances
- an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger
Pertainym(s)
- Meaning
- uniquely or characteristically
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Usage Example(s)
- these peculiarly cinematic elements
- a peculiarly French phenomenon
- everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him- John Knowles
Pertainym(s)
- Meaning
- specifically or especially distinguished from others
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Usage Example(s)
- loves Bach, particularly his partitas
- recommended one book in particular
- trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular
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