Especially vs Strikingly - What's the difference?
especially | strikingly | Related terms |
(lb) In a special manner; specially.
(lb) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
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*:There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.
(lb) (Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something).
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*:Captain Edward Carlisle; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
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*:There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.
(manner) In a striking way.
(degree) To a remarkable degree or extent.
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(evaluative) Remarkably, surprisingly.
Especially is a related term of strikingly.
As adverbs the difference between especially and strikingly
is that especially is (lb) in a special manner; specially while strikingly is (manner) in a striking way.especially
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(en adverb)See also
* espstrikingly
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(en adverb)- He entered strikingly , taking over the stage.
- He was strikingly deficient in good sense.
- Patterns of evolution in the two families, however, are strikingly different.
- Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.
- Strikingly , he had bowed deeply to the Emperor.