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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Tom is not particularly handsome, clever or well-connected.
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Lemon balm is not particularly picky about soil, but needs good drainage to return after winter, which is most likely in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3-7.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2024
Initially, scientists believed that fungi were attracting insects to spread spores, but newer research has shown that insects are not particularly attracted to their light.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
The third batch of some 15,000 pages delivered Friday was more like the first, prosecutors said, not particularly relevant to the hush money case.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The show is not particularly specific about the sport of tennis, but both the individual Delaneys and the dynamics between them quickly come into focus.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
And Middle Eastern states, in their rhetoric at least, are not particularly keen for the United States to stay.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2024
The portrait of Britt—as, additionally, a QVC salesperson and one of the antagonists of Get Out—was not particularly revelatory.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2024
Fabulously single but not particularly independent, Molly keeps her trusty assistant Nicholas (Joel Kim Booster) by her side.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Lemon balm is not particularly picky about soil, but needs good drainage to return after winter, which is most likely in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3-7.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2024
Initially, scientists believed that fungi were attracting insects to spread spores, but newer research has shown that insects are not particularly attracted to their light.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
The third batch of some 15,000 pages delivered Friday was more like the first, prosecutors said, not particularly relevant to the hush money case.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The show is not particularly specific about the sport of tennis, but both the individual Delaneys and the dynamics between them quickly come into focus.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
And Middle Eastern states, in their rhetoric at least, are not particularly keen for the United States to stay.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2024
The portrait of Britt—as, additionally, a QVC salesperson and one of the antagonists of Get Out—was not particularly revelatory.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2024
Fabulously single but not particularly independent, Molly keeps her trusty assistant Nicholas (Joel Kim Booster) by her side.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Not particularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20particularly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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