2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Particularly \Par*tic"u*lar*ly\, adv
1. In a particular manner; expressly; with a specific
reference or interest; in particular; distinctly.
2. In an especial manner; in a high degree; as a
particularly fortunate man; a particularly bad failure.
The exact propriety of Virgil I particularly
regarded as a great part of his character. --Dryden.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
particularly
adv 1: to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he
was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a
particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly
tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially)
cautious approach to the danger" [syn: {peculiarly}, {especially},
{specially}]
2: specifically or especially distinguished from others "loves
Bach, particularly his partitas"; "recommended one book in
particular"; "trace major population movements for the
Pueblo groups in particular" [syn: {in particular}]
3: uniquely or characteristically; "these peculiarly cinematic
elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon"; "everyone has
a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"-
John Knowles [syn: {peculiarly}]
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