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 resulting houses built on Prickly Mountain are unusual and not especially concerned with symmetry, but the lines are clean nevertheless.
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The slalom course at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre is set up on the bottom portion of the downhill course, and not especially steep or icy relative to other tracks.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Adolescence, as life phases go, is not especially easy to idealize.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
The men are angry, poorly trained, not especially bright.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The slalom course at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre is set up on the bottom portion of the downhill course, and not especially steep or icy relative to other tracks.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Adolescence, as life phases go, is not especially easy to idealize.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
The men are angry, poorly trained, not especially bright.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Not especially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20especially. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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