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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Many of these new buildings occupy docks areas that, if hardly no go in this gentlest of cities, were previously not especially inviting.
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Wickline is the straight role but does not especially land the dark comedy.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The movement was not especially uniform: Some advocates called themselves Peace Democrats, others Copperheads.
—Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
Father-son hosting duo Eugene and Dan Levy were affable, though not especially memorable, emcees.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Wickline is the straight role but does not especially land the dark comedy.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The movement was not especially uniform: Some advocates called themselves Peace Democrats, others Copperheads.
—Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
Father-son hosting duo Eugene and Dan Levy were affable, though not especially memorable, emcees.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Not especially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20especially. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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