particularly
∞
2.3
- adverb
- /pərˈtɪkjələrli/
:
especialmente
- She enjoys learning languages, particularly Spanish and French.
- particularly important
- particularly useful
- particularly vulnerable
It has to do with good and evil, particularly evil itself.
- It has to do with good and evil, particularly evil itself.
- And your mom seems particularly traumatized by it.
- Well, I mean, I'm not particularly a royalist.
- So this doesn't seem like a particularly clever long term plan.
- So none of these are particularly good destinations.
- Aristotle says young people are particularly prone to this kind of friendship.
- Law firms are not known for being particularly picky about their clients.
- And that was not particularly remarkable until recently.
- That's what I particularly wanted to stress.
- It was two years ago when the Oscars were particularly lugubrious that year.
- Those have not been particularly popular so far.
- Reading aloud was particularly painful for Alex.
- I feel I don't particularly have any regrets.
Examples
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That is a video game, but it is not a particularly new one.
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Particularly in view of the investigation.
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Talk to me about the importance of that, particularly in this age.
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It's hard for everybody, but particularly for us...
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In Greek, of course, this sounds particularly strong.
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You actually may think that human life is particularly valuable right now.
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And that was not particularly remarkable until recently.
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So none of these are particularly good destinations.
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The problem is that shifting appropriate technology is particularly difficult to do well.
Academic text (2011) -
Developing economies, many of which are particularly dependent on oil, will also be hurt.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Shows that something is more true of one person or thing than others
565
1.9
Especially one person or thing more than others
106
3.3
More than normal or expected
101
3.5
In a way that is especially clear or important
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2.4
To a greater degree than usual
1
5.2
To a greater degree than usual
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
particularly = particular (transparent) = particular + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'particular', yielding the expected meaning 'in a particular/especially way'.
Etymology
The word particularly comes from the simple idea of part, which means 'a piece' and you can see the same root in particle. It points to one part more than the rest, so it means 'especially' or 'more than usual'.