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

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

  1. particularlyadverb

    especially;

  2. particularlyadverb

    to a great extent

  3. particularlyadverb

    specifically, uniquely or individually

  4. particularlyadverb

    in detail; with regard to particulars

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Particularlyverb

    Etymology: from particular.

    Providence, that universally casts its eye over all the creation, is yet pleased more particularly to fasten it upon some. Robert South, Sermons.

    This exact propriety of Virgil , I particularly regarded as a great part of his character. Dryden.

    With the flower and the leaf I was so particularly pleased, both for the invention and the moral, that I commend it to the reader. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. particularly

    Particularly is an adverb that is used to describe something that is to a higher degree or extent, more than usual, or in greater detail. It emphasizes importance or relevance of a subject or aspect, referring to one specific thing or situation from among a group.

Webster Dictionary

  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

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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. P. J. O'Rourke:

    There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible.

  2. Craig Garthwaite:

    This frees schools, particularly those in low-income communities, to offer more primary care and preventative service through their health centers, schools will have to look at their budget and see if they will get reimbursed for services. It’s not like this is a costless thing for districts, because Medicaid reimbursement rates are not particularly high. We shouldn’t expect all states and schools to react similarly.

  3. Tony Abbott:

    We particularly need to know how someone with such a long record of violence and such a long record of mental instability was out on bail after his involvement in a particularly horrific crime, and we do need to know how he seemed to have fallen off our security agency's watch list back in about 2009.

  4. John W. Gardner:

    Josh Billings said, It is not only the most difficult thing to know oneself, but the most inconvenient one, too. Human beings have always employed an enormous variety of clever devices for running away from themselves, and the modern world is particularly rich in such stratagems.

  5. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif:

    Our negotiating partners, particularly the western countries and particularly the United States, must once and for all, come to the political understanding that sanctions and agreement don't go together, if they want an agreement, sanctions must go.

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    directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality
    • A. contagious
    • B. extroversive
    • C. articulate
    • D. indiscernible

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