particularly
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3.3
- adverb
- /pərˈtɪkjələrli/
:
particularmente
- I wonder whether it's a particularly British phenomenon.
- particularly American
This is just a basic plot structure fitted particularly in Western media.
- This is just a basic plot structure fitted particularly in Western media.
- I wonder whether it's a particularly British phenomenon.
Examples
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She has a particularly keen eye for detail, which makes her a great artist.
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So we're in this sort of particularly human condition.
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And what I loved particularly about this set is a long top.
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So that by itself is not a particularly strong argument.
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But nonetheless, Paris particularly played a central role in that.
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Peter began to study tactics and strategy, particularly of the conflict in Korea.
Fiction book (1993) -
Why, then, do these statues represent individuals who are neither particularly young nor particularly beautiful?
Academic text (1990) -
And I think it's because I'm not a particularly materialistic guy.
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The process contributes to intellectual growth and, if done particularly well, to career advancement.
Academic text (1999) -
Sometimes I don't understand the Brits, particularly the ones who can afford it.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
565
1.9
Especially one person or thing more than others
426
2.2
In the usual way for a person, thing, or group
184
3.5
To a very unusual or surprising degree
106
3.3
More than normal or expected
101
3.5
In a way that is especially clear or important
75
4.5
In a way that is the only one like it
10
5.3
To a much higher level than usual
8
5.2
In a way typical of someone or something
7
4.5
In a way that makes someone or something clearly different and easy to notice
7
2.4
To a greater degree than usual
7
7.5
In the most typical way that shows the best example of something
3
5.9
In a way that shows a person or place's own style
1
7.4
In a way that shows the most common example of a group
In a way that shows what a group is like
Antonyms
How Characteristic
Surface Forms
Morphology
particularly = particular (transparent) = particular + ly
Standard adverbial formation from 'particular' with no idiomatic shift in meaning for this sense.
Etymology
The word particularly also comes from particular, which means 'specific' or 'one very definite part', so it can describe something that is true in a special or typical way. That's why it can mean 'in a way that is typical of' a person, place, or thing.