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especially
adverb
To a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
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ɪˈspɛʃ(ə)li
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adverb
To a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
“He was particularly fussy about spelling”
adverb
In a special manner
“A specially arranged dinner”
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He was particularly fussy about spelling
A particularly gruesome attack
Under peculiarly tragic circumstances
An especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger
A specially arranged dinner
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