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PARTICULARLY
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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:
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:
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)
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)
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