Highly vs Particularly - What's the difference?
highly | particularly |
In a high or esteemed manner.
Extremely; greatly; very much.
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, title= (focus) Especially, extremely.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5
, passage=We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner.}}
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, title= (degree) To a great extent.
Specifically, uniquely or individually.
* 2013 , Phil McNulty, "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23830980]", BBC Sport , 1 September 2013:
In detail; with regard to particulars.
English degree adverbs
English focus adverbs
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As adverbs the difference between highly and particularly
is that highly is in a high or esteemed manner while particularly is (focus) especially, extremely.highly
English
Adverb
(en-adv)David Van Tassel], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/lee-dehaan Lee DeHaan
Wild Plants to the Rescue, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Plant breeding is always a numbers game.
Usage notes
* The adverb highly' and the adverb ' high shouldn't be confused. *: This is certainly highly recommended. *: High above us the stars were shining.particularly
English
Alternative forms
* perticularly (obsolete)Adverb
(-)Mark Tran
Denied an education by war, passage=One particularly' damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools
- But as the half progressed, Liverpool's pressure and high-tempo passing game increased United's frustration and it threatened to boil over on the stroke of half-time when Van Persie, who had already been booked, was involved in angry verbal exchanges with several Liverpool players, particularly Gerrard.