especially

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   In a special manner

   In a special manner; specially.

   • He got up early especially.
2. 2

   Particularly

   Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.

   • There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.
   • At tech companies that spent recent years expanding paid parental leave, parents have felt the whiplash of mass layoffs in an especially visceral way.
3. 3

   Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something.

   • Invite them all, especially Molly.
   • There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.

The neighborhood

• synonymspecifically
• synonymabove all
• neighborespecial
• neighborspecial
• neighborspecialist
• neighborspecialty
• neighbor'specially
• neighboresp