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Irregularity vs Particularly - What's the difference?

irregularity | particularly |

As a noun irregularity

is (countable) an instance of being irregular.

As an adverb particularly is

(focus) especially, extremely.

irregularity

English

Noun

  • (countable) An instance of being irregular.
  • (uncountable) The state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular.
  • (countable) An object or event that is not regular or ordinary.
  • an irregularity of surface
  • (countable) A violation of rules.
  • An investigation of the irregularities in the company's accounts uncovered a large-scale fraud.

    Antonyms

    * regularity

    particularly

    English

    Alternative forms

    * perticularly (obsolete)

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (focus) Especially, extremely.
  • *
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  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Mark Tran
  • , volume=189, issue=6, page=1, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Denied an education by war , passage=One particularly' damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools
  • (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:
  • 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.
  • In detail; with regard to particulars.
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