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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But many of the mobile home owners paid multiple times that maximum buyout figure for their trailers — which are cemented into the ground and not especially mobile.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Young adults are much less confident about their ability to buy a house, though confidence is not especially high across the board.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Reeves flirts with Michael Douglas territory in this Eli Roth erotic thriller that’s not especially good but is interesting as an acting exercise.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
The duplex is located in Milan, but its style is not especially evocative of the city.
—Valentina Raggi, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Young adults are much less confident about their ability to buy a house, though confidence is not especially high across the board.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Reeves flirts with Michael Douglas territory in this Eli Roth erotic thriller that’s not especially good but is interesting as an acting exercise.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
The duplex is located in Milan, but its style is not especially evocative of the city.
—Valentina Raggi, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Not especially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20especially. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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