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particularly

par·tic·u·lar·ly

particularly

 
 
pronunciation:
pr tIk y lr li
part of speech: adverb
definition 1: in or to an unusual or particular degree.
After hurting himself the first time, he was particularly careful the next time he operated the machine.She is often shy and nervous, but I noticed she was particularly nervous at the meeting yesterday.I've enjoyed all her books, but I particularly liked her most recent one.
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especially
definition 2: in particular; specifically.
I chose those flowers particularly, because I knew they were her favorites.I wanted to speak to the principal particularly, but he was out, so I spoke to the vice principal instead.
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especially
definition 3: with great particularity; in detail.
She spoke quite particularly about when and how the animals should be fed.