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Pronunciation

• /ɪkˈspɛʃ.(ə.)li/ (nonstandard, proscribed)
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• /ɛkˈspɛʃ.(ə.)li/ (nonstandard, proscribed)
• /ɪˈspɛʃ.(ə.)li/
• /ɛsˈpɛʃ.(ə.)li/
• /əˈspɛʃ.(ə.)li/

Etymology

Etymology tree English especial Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English especially From especial + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a special manner; specially.
   • L.N.E.R. class "Y6" 3 ft. 1 in. 0-4-0 steam tram locomotive No. 7133 This locomotive, constructed at the Stratford works of the former Great Eastern Railway in 1897, was one of six which were built between 1883 and 1897 especially to work the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway. 1944 July and August, Railway Magazine, page 233, photo caption:
   • He got up early especially.
2. (focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
3. Exeptionally.
   • At tech companies that spent recent years expanding paid parental leave, parents have felt the whiplash of mass layoffs in an especially visceral way. 2023 April 11, Kurtis Lee, “California Economy Is on Edge After Tech Layoffs and Studio Cutbacks”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023:
   • In 1883, the contract came up for renewal, the L.N.W.R. received it, and the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company was set aside. But there was a certain miasma of secrecy about the affair, so that many, especially in Ireland, looked for information and insisted on getting it. 1960 May 14, K. A. Murray, “Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire”, in Railway Magazine, page 305:
   • The buildings are not especially large.
   • There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers. 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:
4. (focus) Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something.
   • Captain Edward Carlisle[…]felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze,[…]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard. 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
   • Invite them all, especially Molly.
   • There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers. 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:

Forms

Relateds

specialty · especial · specialist · special · 'specially · esp

Synonyms

first and foremost (emphasis) · in particular (particularly)

Translations (135)

ak ɛnkanka (particularly) · es sobre todo (particularly) · es especialmente (particularly) · bg осо́бено (particularly) · de speziell (in a special manner) · fa بالاخص (particularly) · uk особли́во (in a special manner) · el ειδικά (particularly) · ko 특별히 (particularly) · de extra (particularly) · ga go háirithe (particularly) · izh erittee (particularly) · ba бигерәк тә (particularly) · ckb بەتایبەتی (particularly) · no spesielt (in a special manner) · cy yn enwedig (particularly) · fa خصوصا (particularly) · ro mai ales (particularly) · es más (particularly) · got 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍉 (in a special manner) · zza xısusen (particularly) · la cumprīmē (particularly) · cmn 尤其 (particularly) · sh osobito (particularly) · ca especialment (particularly) · es máxime (particularly) · sv speciellt (particularly) · nrf supareillement (particularly) · te ప్రత్యేకించి (particularly) · sh posebice (particularly) · nb spesielt (particularly) · grc ἄλλως τε καί (particularly) · fa علیالخصوص (particularly) · sq sidomos (particularly) · fr spécialement (in a special manner) · pt sobretudo (particularly) · ang swīþost (particularly) · cmn 特別 /特别 (particularly) · ru осо́бенно (in a special manner) · it soprattutto (particularly) · nn spesielt (particularly) · ur خاص طور پر (particularly) · ro în special (in a special manner) · pl szczególnie (in a special manner) · pl zwłaszcza (particularly) · az özəlliklə (particularly) · nb særlig (particularly) · es especialmente (in a special manner) · de besonders (particularly) · la praesertim (particularly) · sl posébej (particularly) · ja とりわけ (particularly) · de originell (in a special manner) · ja 特に (particularly) · fa مخصوصاً (particularly) · it appositamente (in a special manner) · kmr bi taybetî (particularly) · la apprime (particularly) · mi inarā (particularly) · ga go speisealta (in a special manner) · az xüsusilə (particularly) · vi nhất là (particularly) · fr surtout (particularly) · pt especialmente (particularly) · fr en particulier (particularly) · da specielt (particularly) · id lebih-lebih (particularly) · et eriliselt (particularly) · pl w szczególności (particularly) · ba айырыуса (particularly) · fi etenkin (particularly) · is sérstaklega (particularly) · fi erityisesti (in a special manner) · la maxime (particularly) · cy yn enwedig (in a special manner) · ca sobretot (particularly) · pl szczególnie (particularly) · hu különösen (particularly) · be асаблі́ва (particularly) · hu főként (particularly) · ar خُصُوصًا (particularly) · nl in het bijzonder (particularly) · is sérstaklega (in a special manner) · nl speciaal (in a special manner) · nb i særdeleshet (particularly) · fi erityisesti (particularly) · it specialmente (particularly) · ro în mod special (in a special manner) · sco maistly (particularly) · fa به ویژه (particularly) · cs obzvlášť (particularly) · ca especialment (in a special manner) · hu főleg (particularly) · sh naročito (particularly) · et eriti (particularly) · tr özellikle (particularly) · nl vooral (particularly) · fi varsinkin (particularly) · ar وَلَا سِيَّمَا (particularly) · it specie (particularly) · ckb بەشێوەیەکی تایبەتی (in a special manner) · fa به خصوص (particularly) · es máxime (in a special manner) · uk особли́во (particularly) · pt especialmente (in a special manner) · ru осо́бенно (particularly) · oc mai que mai (particularly) · fr spécialement (particularly) · de außergewöhnlich (in a special manner) · ta சிறப்பாக (in a special manner) · fr particulièrement (particularly) · eo precipe (particularly) · got 𐌸𐌹𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌽 (particularly) · ga go mór mór (particularly) · vi đặc biệt là (particularly) · ar خَاصَّةً (particularly) · hu főképp (particularly) · sv särskilt (particularly) · da særligt (particularly) · ta குறிப்பாக (particularly) · be асаблі́ва (in a special manner) · ja なかんずく (particularly) · lb besonnesch (particularly) · oc subretot (particularly) · az xüsusən (particularly) · fr espécialement (particularly) · az ələlxüsus (particularly) · zza bağseta (in a special manner) · ks خاص کٔرِتھ (particularly) · da især (particularly) · gl especialmente (particularly) · hy հատկապես (particularly) · ko 특히 (particularly) · te మరీ ముఖ్యంగా (in a special manner) · hi ख़ास तौर पर (particularly)