The meaning of Especially

adverb

In a way that causes great surprise or wonder.

Usage examples:

Amazingly, 66 passengers and crew members survived

adverb

In a way that is extremely surprising

Usage examples:

Amazingly enough, no one else has applied for the job., she had to be freed from the wreckage by fi…

adverb

In the most essential respects; fundamentally.

Usage examples:

We started from a basically simple idea

adverb

Used when referring to the main or most important characteristic or feature of something

Usage examples:

Basically, (= the most important thing is that) they want a lot more information about the project …

adverb

Mainly.

Usage examples:

He is remembered chiefly for his organ sonatas

adverb

In a way that is readily distinguishable by the senses; clearly.

Usage examples:

Reading each word slowly and distinctly

adverb

In a clear or noticeable way

Usage examples:

I distinctly remember asking ralph not to tell anyone about it.

adverb

To a greater degree than normal; unusually.

Usage examples:

The weather was exceptionally mild for the time of the year

adjective

Added to an existing or usual amount or number; additional.

Usage examples:

They offered him an extra thirty-five cents an hour

adverb

To a greater extent than usual; especially.

Usage examples:

He is trying to be extra good

noun

An item in addition to what is usual or strictly necessary.

Usage examples:

I had an education with all the extras

adverb

In a very unusual or remarkable way.

Usage examples:

He was able to show us how people can behave extraordinarily

adverb

Very; more than usual

Usage examples:

She is, it must be said, extraordinarily beautiful.

adverb

To a very great degree; very.

Usage examples:

This is an extremely difficult thing to do

adverb

Very

Usage examples:

She was extremely intelligent.

adverb

To a great extent; on the whole; mostly.

Usage examples:

He was soon arrested, largely through the efforts of tom poole

adverb

To a great degree, or generally

Usage examples:

My advice was largely ignored., his early novels went largely unnoticed.

adverb

More than anything else.

Usage examples:

He is mainly concerned with fiction

adverb

Usually, or to a large degree

Usage examples:

The group is mainly made up of young people.

adverb

As regards the greater part or number.

Usage examples:

The culprits are mostly, but not exclusively, male

adverb

In large degree or amount

Usage examples:

The story seemed to be mostly true., the group is mostly teenagers, with a few younger children.

adverb

Exceptionally.

Usage examples:

Outstandingly beautiful gardens

adverb

In a way that is clearly very much better than what is usual

Usage examples:

He was an outstandingly successful mayor from 1981 to 1984., she performed well but not outstanding…

adverb

To a higher degree than is usual or average.

Usage examples:

I don't particularly want to be reminded of that time

adverb

Very or very much; especially

Usage examples:

We’re particularly interested in hearing from people who are fluent in both spanish and english.

adverb

More than usually; especially.

Usage examples:

Some patients were peculiarly difficult to cure

adverb

Mainly; for the most part.

Usage examples:

It is predominantly a coastal bird

adverb

Mostly or mainly

Usage examples:

A predominantly muslim community, she is predominantly a dancer, but she also sings.

adverb

For the most part; chiefly.

Usage examples:

He was principally a landscape painter

adverb

More than anything or anyone else; mainly

Usage examples:

The advertising campaign is aimed principally at women.

adverb

Mainly

Usage examples:

The advertising campaign is aimed principally at women.

adverb

In a way that is worthy of attention.

Usage examples:

You have performed remarkably

adverb

Used for emphasizing how surprising or unusual something is

Usage examples:

It is a remarkably noisy and crowded city., remarkably, she wasn't hurt in the crash.

adverb

In a remarkable or noticeable way.

Usage examples:

You have singularly failed to live up to your promises

adverb

For a special purpose.

Usage examples:

A new coat and hat, bought specially

adverb

In a particular way or for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Her wheelchair was specially designed for her.

adverb

In a way that attracts attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent.

Usage examples:

The stories strikingly illustrate the creative power of the imagination

adverb

In a way that is very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracts a lot of attention

Usage examples:

Her latest novel is strikingly different from her earlier work., they gave a strikingly original pe…

noun

A submarine.

Usage examples:

The yachtsman claimed his boat had been sunk by a sub

verb

Replace or be replaced; substitute.

Usage examples:

He got a lot of applause when he was subbed

adverb

Exceptionally; very.

Usage examples:

He is an uncommonly good talker

adverb

In a way that belongs or is connected to only one particular person or thing.

Usage examples:

A way of life that was uniquely british

adverb

In a way that is unusual or special in some way

Usage examples:

He's uniquely qualified to run this agency., antarctica is uniquely suited for many types of resear…

adverb

In a way that is not habitual or common.

Usage examples:

The name is spelt unusually

adverb

In a way or to a degree that is different from what is usual or expected

Usage examples:

We had unusually warm weather in december., there is no evidence of unusually high rates of disease.

adverb

In a high degree.

Usage examples:

A very large amount

adjective

Actual; precise (used to emphasize the exact identity of someone or something).

Usage examples:

Those were his very words

Being the exact same one; not any other: