[syn: peculiarly, particularly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Particularly \Par*tic"u*lar*ly\, adv.
1. In a particular manner; expressly; with a specific
reference or interest; in particular; distinctly.
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2. In an especial manner; especially; in a high degree; as, a
particularly fortunate man; a particularly bad failure.
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The exact propriety of Virgil I particularly
regarded as a great part of his character. --Dryden.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
particularly
adv 1: 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" [syn: particularly,
peculiarly, especially, specially]
2: 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" [syn: particularly, in particular]
3: uniquely or characteristically; "these peculiarly cinematic
elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon"; "everyone has a
moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John
Knowles [syn: peculiarly, particularly]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
123 Moby Thesaurus words for "particularly":
a fortiori, above all, abundantly, acutely, all the more, alone,
amazingly, amply, apart, astonishingly, at length, awesomely,
by itself, chiefly, completely, concretely, conscientiously,
conspicuously, copiously, critically, definitely, discriminatingly,
discriminatively, distinctively, distinctly, dominantly, eminently,
emphatically, especially, even, ever so, exactly, exceptionally,
explicitly, expressly, exquisitely, extraordinarily, extremely,
exuberantly, famously, fastidiously, finically, finickily,
finickingly, first of all, fully, fussily, generously, glaringly,
impressively, in chief, in detail, in extenso, in full,
in particular, in the main, in the singular, in toto, incredibly,
indeed, individually, intensely, item by item, magically,
magnanimously, magnificently, mainly, markedly, marvelously,
meticulously, minutely, more than ever, mostly, never so, no end,
nobly, notably, once, one by one, only, outstandingly, peculiarly,
per se, pointedly, precisely, predominantly, preeminently,
primarily, principally, profusely, prominently, pronouncedly,
punctiliously, queasily, remarkably, richly, scrupulously,
separately, severally, signally, single-handedly, singly,
singularly, solely, special, specially, specifically, splendidly,
still more, strikingly, superlatively, surpassingly, surprisingly,
to be specific, uncommonly, uniquely, unusually, very, wholly,
wonderfully, wondrous, worthily, yea