Especially

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Especially \Es*pe"cial*ly\, adv.
     In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in
     an uncommon degree.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  especially
       adv 1: 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" [syn: {particularly},
               {peculiarly}, {specially}]
       2: in a special manner; "a specially arranged dinner" [syn: {specially}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  59 Moby Thesaurus words for "especially":
     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