not particularly
idiom
: only a little : not very or not very much
He is not particularly good at math.
"Did you like the movie?" "No, not particularly."
Examples of not particularly in a Sentence
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The virus is, for now, not particularly adept at infecting humans or, more importantly, spreading among them.
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Andrew Joseph, STAT, 5 June 2024
Because Dallas has the best two players in this series — and that’s not particularly debatable.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 May 2024
The record company was not particularly excited about it.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 May 2024
Plaza deploys her characteristic sardonic edge to good effect though the character is not particularly well-served by the story.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
Public profanity in politics is not particularly unusual.
—CBS News, 13 May 2024
Seek Compromise Okay, not a bad answer, but not particularly surprising.
—Aj Jacobs, TIME, 13 May 2024
What This Means For You Experts are not particularly worried about the KP.2 variant and more than other forms of COVID.
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 8 May 2024
Episode 1 Coyotes Coyotes, the wolf-adjacent animals that are prevalent in the greater L.A. area, are not particularly well liked by Angelenos, especially those who have dogs and fear the animals will attack their pets.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Andrew Joseph, STAT, 5 June 2024
Because Dallas has the best two players in this series — and that’s not particularly debatable.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 May 2024
The record company was not particularly excited about it.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 May 2024
Plaza deploys her characteristic sardonic edge to good effect though the character is not particularly well-served by the story.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
Public profanity in politics is not particularly unusual.
—CBS News, 13 May 2024
Seek Compromise Okay, not a bad answer, but not particularly surprising.
—Aj Jacobs, TIME, 13 May 2024
What This Means For You Experts are not particularly worried about the KP.2 variant and more than other forms of COVID.
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 8 May 2024
Episode 1 Coyotes Coyotes, the wolf-adjacent animals that are prevalent in the greater L.A. area, are not particularly well liked by Angelenos, especially those who have dogs and fear the animals will attack their pets.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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“Not particularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20particularly. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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