Remarkably vs Specifically - What's the difference?
remarkably | specifically |
(manner) In a remarkable manner.
(degree) To a noteworthy extent.
*{{quote-news, year=2013, date=April 9, author=Andrei Lankov, title=Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff., work=New York Times
, passage=Suggestions that those leaders are irrational and their decisions unfathomable are remarkably shallow. North Korea is not a theocracy led by zealots who preach the rewards of the afterlife.}}
(evaluative) (Used to draw special attention to a proposition).
in a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly
* 1994 , Congress of the United States, :
* 2009 (last modified), University of North Dakota, Institutional Review Board Standard Operating Procedures: Informed Consent Documentation :
* 2010 (last amended), Congress of the United States, :
* 2011 , Paul Bergman, Sara Berman, The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System :
for a specific purpose or reason
As adverbs the difference between remarkably and specifically
is that remarkably is (manner) in a remarkable manner while specifically is in a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly.remarkably
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- He performed the piece remarkably , offering novel interpretations to its nearly cliched passages.
- That dog is remarkably fierce.
citation
- Remarkably , three State assembly elections were decided by a total of fewer than one hundred votes.
specifically
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- A provision of law may not be construed as requiring a new grant to be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity unless that provision of law (1) specifically''' refers to this subsection; '''specifically''' identifies the particular non-Federal Government entity involved; and (3) '''specifically states that the award to that entity is required by such provision of law in contravention of the policy set forth in subsection (a).
- Unless specifically waived by the IRB, all subjects, or their legally authorized representatives, must document that they are consenting to participate in any research project that is approved by the University of North Dakota Institutional Review Board.
- Unless a rule or statute specifically states otherwise, a pleading need not be verified or accompanied by an affidavit.
- Many laws are directed specifically at child abuse.