not especially

idiom

informal

—used to say that one is not very interested in doing something

"Would you like to go to a movie?" "No, not especially."

Examples of not especially in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Curators at the British Museum are highly qualified but not especially well paid: a salary of around fifty thousand dollars for an experienced curator is not unusual. —Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024

Despite his party’s strong numbers, few voters seem enthused by Mr. Starmer, who is viewed as a competent but not especially charismatic politician. —Mark Landler, New York Times, 3 May 2024

Herbicides are not especially effective on this plant. —Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024

On its own, the first version of the Limitless system is not especially unusual. —David Pierce, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2024

Murder trials, day to day, are not especially exciting to cover. —Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024

In a street rich in halal butchers and supermarkets, Ms. Rashid does not especially stand out. —Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024

Jared Kushner’s investment fund is not especially large by global finance standards. —Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024

Bangladesh, however, has one of the world’s largest unbanked populations – 60 million adults – and an overall population of 169 million not especially well served by incumbent lenders. —Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024