particularly

Words with a similar base: particularly

'particularly'

[particularly.r.01] as in: to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

Examples:
he was particularly fussy about spelling
a particularly gruesome attack
under peculiarly tragic circumstances
an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger

'particularly'

[particularly.r.02] as in: specifically or especially distinguished from others

Examples:
loves Bach, particularly his partitas
recommended one book in particular
trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular

'particularly'

[peculiarly.r.01] as in: uniquely or characteristically; ; ; - John Knowles

Examples:
these peculiarly cinematic elements
a peculiarly French phenomenon
everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him

Origins

					particularly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── particular (English)
    └── particuler (Anglo-Norman)

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