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PARTICULARLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

Example:

an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger

Synonyms:

especially; particularly; peculiarly; specially

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

particular (surpassing what is common or usual or expected)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Uniquely or characteristically

Example:

everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him

Synonyms:

particularly; peculiarly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

particular (unique or specific to a person or thing or category)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Specifically or especially distinguished from others

Example:

trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular

Synonyms:

in particular; particularly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

particular (unique or specific to a person or thing or category)

Credits

 Context examples: 

I don't think that I am a particularly brave man.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I guess it's all a matter of personal taste, but she doesn't strike me as being particularly pretty.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

It may spread to other anatomic sites, particularly the lungs.

(Bone Osteosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Bosentan decreases both pulmonary and systemic vascular resistance and is particularly used in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

(Bosentan, NCI Thesaurus)

All fish need dissolved oxygen, but the biggest species are particularly vulnerable to depleted oxygen levels because they need much more to survive.

(Oceans running out of oxygen at unprecedented rate, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Strength of binding, usually of a small molecule with multiple binding sites by a larger, particularly the binding of a complex antigen by an antibody.

(Avidity, NCI Thesaurus)

When he so particularly desired you not to give yourself any trouble, because anything would do.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

“Yes; I had not particularly expected it.”

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

These findings highlight the need to understand effects of screen time on the brain, particularly during stages of dynamic brain development in early childhood.

(Too Much Screen Time Changes Structure of Toddlers' Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This AML is particularly sensitive to treatment with all trans-retinoic acid and has a favorable prognosis.

(Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12); PML-RARA, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)