especially as a adverb: - 1
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especially
adverb
1 especially
To a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common:
— An especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger.
synonyms: particularly, peculiarly, specially.
Roget 33:
beyond,
more,
over;
over the mark,
above the mark;
above par;
upwards of,
in advance of;
over and above;
at the top of the scale,
at its height.
[in a superior or supreme degree]
eminently,
egregiously,
preeminently,
surpassing,
prominently,
superlatively,
supremely,
above all,
of all things,
the most,
to crown all,
kat exochin [Gr.],
par excellence,
principally,
especially,
particularly,
peculiarly,
a fortiori,
even,
yea,
still more.
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Roget 79:
specially,
especially,
particularly
etc.
adj.;
in particular,
in propria persona [Lat.];
ad hominem [Lat.];
for my part.
each,
apiece,
one by one,
one at a time;
severally,
respectively,
each to each;
seriatim,
in detail,
in great detail,
in excruciating detail,
in mind-numbing detail;
bit by bit;
pro hac vice [Lat.],
pro re nata [Lat.].
namely,
that is to say,
for example,
id est,
exemplia gratia [Lat.],
e. g.,
i. e.,
videlicet,
viz. ;
to wit.
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2 especially
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, yea ... show more.
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