Definitions for Especially
ɪˈspɛʃ ə lies·pe·cial·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.8 / 8 votes

1. particularly, peculiarly, especially, speciallyadverb

   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"

2. specially, especiallyadverb

   in a special manner

   "a specially arranged dinner"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. especiallyadverb

   In a special manner; specially

2. especiallyadverb

   particularly; to a greater extent than is normal

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Especiallyadverb

   Principally; chiefly; particularly; in an uncommon degree above any other.

   Etymology: from especial.

   I somewhat marvel, that they especially should think it absurd to oppose church government, a plain matter of action, unto matter of faith, who know that themselves divide the gospel into doctrine and discipline. Richard Hooker, b. iii. s. 3.

   Would you proceed especially against Caius Marcius? William Shakespeare.

   This delight they take in doing of mischief, whereby I mean spoiling of any thing to no purpose; but more especially the pleasure they take to put any thing to pain that is capable of it, I cannot persuade myself to be any other than a foreign and introduced disposition. John Locke.

   Providence hath planted in all men a natural desire and curiosity of knowing things to come; and such things especially as concern our particular happiness, or the general fate of mankind. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

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1. especially

   Especially is an adverb that means particularly or notably, indicating a higher degree or greater emphasis on a specific person, thing, or circumstance in comparison to others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Especiallyadverb

   in an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree

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1. Especially

   Specially vs Especially -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Specially and Especially.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Especially' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #528

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Especially' in Written Corpus Frequency: #890

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Especially' in Adverbs Frequency: #75

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Especially?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Especially in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Especially in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Especially in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Especially in a Sentence

1. Perrysburg School Superintendent Thomas Hosler:

   Clearly someone spent a lot of time in their basement working hard to invalidate our survey, that gives you an idea of how people are reacting to pandemic decisions. This year, for our teachers especially, it feels a lot more stressful and we're only in November.

2. The Buffalo attacker:

   This ideology, this theory, has found a home on Fox News, tucker Carlson has been especially aggressive about promoting this idea that liberal elites are working to replace White Americans particularly with more compliant immigrants from Third World countries. Clearly, that sort of rhetoric, wherever it's found, can inspire hate.

3. Fritz Perls:

   Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the back from everybody, then you make everybody your judge.

4. Larry Pratt:

   Christian doctrine teaches that man is fallen. He's sinful and our natural tendency is to do bad things, so, especially in a church, we ought to be alert to the fact that there might be a dirt bag on the loose. ... To try to assume that no defense is a good defense is a lousy theology.

5. Peter Hotez:

   I can barely understand the dispute or why they would make it so public, my concern is that this will further erode public confidence in the AZOX vaccine, especially for low and middle income countries. And we don't have many options for Africa and Latin America at this point.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Especially
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Especially
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Especially
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Especially
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Especially