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specially

/ˈspɛʃəli/ adverb

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adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about specially at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. In a special manner.
    a specially arranged dinner
  2. To a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common.
    he was particularly fussy about spelling

Origin

From Middle English specialli, specially, equivalent to special + -ly.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Related Words: particularlyespeciallypeculiarlyspecialexplicitlyspecificexpresslymeticulouslydistinctivelyspecificallynotablyparticular

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