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Extra vs Particularly - What's the difference?

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Extra is a synonym of particularly.


As adverbs the difference between extra and particularly

is that extra is (informal) to an extraordinary degree while particularly is (focus) especially, extremely.

As an adjective extra

is beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.

As a noun extra

is (cricket) a run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball; in australia referred to as a sundry.

extra

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
    • extra''' work; '''extra pay
  • (dated) Extraordinarily good; superior.

    • Derived terms

    * extraness

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (informal) To an extraordinary degree.
    • That day he ran to school extra fast.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cricket) A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball; in Australia referred to as a sundry.
  • An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle.
    • extra''', '''extra , read all about it!
  • A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.

    • Derived terms

    * wuxtry

    Derived terms

    * extra credit English degree adverbs ----

    particularly

    English

    Alternative forms

    * perticularly (obsolete)

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (focus) Especially, extremely.
  • *
    • , 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.}}
  • * {{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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