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."
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The public radio system was not especially hospitable to experimental work.
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Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Norway was not especially affluent until the extraction of oil from the North Sea, in the seventies, began to raise the standard of living dramatically.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
These phrases are just not especially evocative.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Tucked away in a couple of buildings in Old Town are rows upon rows of colorful artwork, which is not especially unusual for the state historic park.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Norway was not especially affluent until the extraction of oil from the North Sea, in the seventies, began to raise the standard of living dramatically.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
These phrases are just not especially evocative.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Tucked away in a couple of buildings in Old Town are rows upon rows of colorful artwork, which is not especially unusual for the state historic park.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not especially
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“Not especially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20especially. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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