particularly; exceptionally; markedly: Be especially watchful.
Origin of especially
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see origin at especial, -ly
SYNONYMS FOR especially
signally, notably; mainly.
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synonym study for especially
Especially,chiefly,particularly,principally refer to those cases that seem to be significant. Especially and particularly single out the most prominent case or example (often in order to particularize a general statement): Winter is especially severe on old people. Corn grows well in the Middle West, particularly in Iowa.Chiefly and principally imply that the general statement applies to a majority of the cases in question, and have a somewhat comparative force: Owls fly chiefly at night. Crime occurs principally in large cities.
Lots of creators have personal websites where they sell their programs or merchandise, but most of them are also highly active on Instagram, especially after TikTok’s ban scare.
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Now, however, it has fewer options to experiment, especially with free services, as it tries to refocus on Firefox and a few other core projects.
Mozilla shutters Firefox Send and Notes|Frederic Lardinois|September 17, 2020|TechCrunch
This large cork board is framed in solid wood, making the structure especially strong and sturdy.
Cork boards for organizing your home or office|PopSci Commerce Team|September 17, 2020|Popular Science
Breen says this is especially important since that approach doesn’t scale across thousands of devices and can also introduce bugs from the agent itself.
Perigee infrastructure security solution from former NSA employee moves into public beta|Ron Miller|September 17, 2020|TechCrunch
Over the years, selenium pollution has been especially tricky for coal companies to deal with, presenting expensive and long-term treatment challenges.
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The benefits of incumbency are quite potent, especially in the all-important area of raising campaign funds.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Two factors made Hiram Revels especially interesting to the Washington establishment.
The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate|Philip Dray|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is especially striking, though hardly surprising, in the case of Priebus, Mr. Outreach.
Today’s GOP: Still Cool With Racist Pandering?|Michael Tomasky|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Terrorism is bad news anywhere, but especially rough on Odessa, where the city motto seems to be “make love, not war.”
Is Putin Turning to Terrorism in Ukraine?|Anna Nemtsova|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And, especially when it comes to the middle, personality counts.
Why This Liberal Hearts Huckabee|Sally Kohn|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was especially because Vaudrey appeared to be so happy, that his young wife was so contented.
His Excellency the Minister|Jules Claretie
Recently he has been even more than usually kind to us, especially to Edith.
Coningsby|Benjamin Disraeli
“Especially when he has the privilege of your particular favour,” added Nasmyth.
The Greater Power|Harold Bindloss
I need hardly remark that every name in the Bible, especially Hebrew names, has a meaning of its own.
Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study|Dwight Moody
What I have to say will be upon this point: Why Puritanism is especially fitted to elevate the despised races.
The American Missionary -- Volume 33, No. 02, February, 1879|Various
British Dictionary definitions for especially
especially
/ (ɪˈspɛʃəlɪ) /
adverb
in particular; specificallyfor everyone's sake, especially your children's