'Especially' definitions:
Definition of 'especially'
(from WordNet)
adverb
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: particularly, peculiarly, especially, specially]
adverb
In a special manner; "a specially arranged dinner" [syn: specially, especially]
Definition of 'Especially'
From: GCIDE
- Especially \Es*pe"cial*ly\, adv. In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'especially'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a fortiori,
- above all,
- all the more,
- chiefly,
- concretely,
- conspicuously,
- definitely,
- distinctively,
- distinctly,
- dominantly,
- eminently,
- even,
- ever so,
- exactly,
- exceptionally,
- expressly,
- extraordinarily,
- first,
- first of all,
- firstly,
- in chief,
- in detail,
- in particular,
- in the main,
- indeed,
- item by item,
- mainly,
- markedly,
- minutely,
- more than ever,
- mostly,
- never so,
- no end,
- notably,
- noticeably,
- outstandingly,
- particularly,
- peculiarly,
- precisely,
- predominantly,
- preeminently,
- primarily,
- principally,
- remarkably,
- separately,
- signally,
- singly,
- singularly,
- special,
- specially,
- specifically,
- still more,
- strikingly,
- supremely,
- to be specific,
- uncommonly,
- uniquely,
- unusually,
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