particularly

pronunciation

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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 . "

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