Definitions for particularly
pərˈtɪk yə lər li, pəˈtɪk-par·tic·u·lar·ly

Princeton's WordNet(1.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. particularly, peculiarly, especially, speciallyadverb

   to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

   "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger"

2. particularly, in particularadverb

   specifically or especially distinguished from others

   "loves Bach, particularly his partitas"; "recommended one book in particular"; "trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular"

3. peculiarly, particularlyadverb

   uniquely or characteristically

   "these peculiarly cinematic elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon"; "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John Knowles

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. particularlyadverb

   especially;

2. particularlyadverb

   to a great extent

3. particularlyadverb

   specifically, uniquely or individually

4. particularlyadverb

   in detail; with regard to particulars

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Particularlyadverb

   in a particular manner; expressly; with a specific reference or interest; in particular; distinctly

2. Particularlyadverb

   in an especial manner; in a high degree; as, a particularly fortunate man; a particularly bad failure

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'particularly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #416

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'particularly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #565

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'particularly' in Adverbs Frequency: #58

How to pronounce particularly?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say particularly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of particularly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of particularly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of particularly in a Sentence

1. Anthony Fauci:

   [T]he Chinese are very closed, in a way of being very reluctant, particularly when you have a disease that evolves in their country, they become extremely secretive, even though there’s no reason to be secretive, i think they were very concerned and maybe embarrassed that the virus evolved from their country but there’s nothing wrong with that.

2. Mike Moiseyev:

   This was a particularly egregious situation where they raised prices extraordinarily, but then they sought to buy out a potential competitor to make sure those prices were going to stick as long as possible.

3. Jack Davis:

   Its discovery is particularly interesting in light of the role she played in Egypt as protectress of the dead.

4. Finance Minister Michael Noonan:

   It's common practice seemingly, particularly in the city of London, that finance houses like Goldman Sachs feel that their reputation is enhanced for other work if they're the advisers to sovereign governments for key pieces of work, an IPO for AIB, if we're selling 25 percent of it, would be one of the biggest IPOs ever in the London stock market. So obviously there'd be great attention paid to who the advisers are. There's no commitment at the point of sale that Goldman Sachs would get any additional work.

5. The SEC letter:

   Particularly for retail investors, the NBBO continues to retain a great deal of value.

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