particularly

[per-tik-yuh-ler-lee, puh-tik-]

adverb

1. in a particular or to an exceptional degree; especially.

   He read it with particularly great interest.

   Synonyms: specially, exceptionally

2. in a particular manner; specifically; individually.

3. in detail; minutely.

   Synonyms: scrupulously

particularly

/ pəˈtɪkjʊləlɪ /

adverb

1. very much; exceptionally

   I wasn't particularly successful

2. in particular; specifically

   pensioners, particularly the less well-off

Word History and Origins

Origin of particularly¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English. See particular, -ly

Synonym Study

See especially.

Example Sentences

A particularly heavy barrage floored Yarde and the champion was rightly penalised for the late punch.

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"It doesn't look like normally something that would come out of our government, particularly the way it was written. It looked more like it was written in Russian to begin with," Rounds said.

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What made Mumbai's tryst with Art Deco particularly interesting was how the city embraced its hallmarks in a truly all-encompassing manner.

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Other nations - particularly those with most to gain from their continued production - felt vindicated.

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Record signing Nick Woltemade had cut an isolated figure, with little to feed off, particularly on the road.

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• especially 
• exceptionally 
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