Particularly vs Especially - What's the difference?
particularly | especially |
(focus) Especially, extremely.
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, title= (degree) To a great extent.
Specifically, uniquely or individually.
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In detail; with regard to particulars.
English degree adverbs
English focus adverbs
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(lb) In a special manner; specially.
(lb) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
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(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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As adverbs the difference between particularly and especially
is that particularly is especially, extremely while especially is in a special manner; specially.particularly
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Alternative forms
* perticularly (obsolete)Adverb
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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.