particularly
pronunciation
How to pronounce particularly in British English: UK [pəˈtɪkjələli]
How to pronounce particularly in American English: US [pərˈtɪkjələrli]
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- Adverb:
- to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
- specifically or especially distinguished from others
- uniquely or characteristically
Word Origin
- particularly (adv.)
- "in a special degree, more than others," 1670s, from particular (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. Okay , it doesn 't sound particularly historic .
- 2. Surgeons -- a particularly exacting bunch -- have adopted robotics in droves .
- 3. He is a master of radical adaptation , particularly in his creative deployment of wildfire .
- 4. The accounting profession secured a particularly sweet deal in hong kong .
- 5. Professional-association get-togethers are particularly helpful . "