What does “particularly” mean?
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adverbmore than usual or more than others
It was particularly cold last night.
Particularly at a glance
- Part of speech
- adverb
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /pərˈtɪkjələrli/ · per-TIK-yuh-ler-lee
How to use “particularly” correctly
“Not particularly” is a polite way of saying “not very”: “I’m not particularly hungry.”
Common phrases with “particularly”
- not particularly
- particularly good
- particularly important
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