not particularly
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: only a little : not very or not very much
He is not particularly good at math.
"Did you like the movie?" "No, not particularly."
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The others are not particularly successful.
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Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
Bessent was not particularly seen as a future Treasury secretary, as rising stars at places like Goldman Sachs sometimes are.
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Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was not particularly sharp, completing 12 of 23 passes for 157 yards with an interception.
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In many respects, pulling the trigger on Judy and Nick’s relationship makes logical sense within the themes established in the first film, which used this animal society as a not particularly subtle allegory for real-world discrimination.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2025
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Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
Bessent was not particularly seen as a future Treasury secretary, as rising stars at places like Goldman Sachs sometimes are.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was not particularly sharp, completing 12 of 23 passes for 157 yards with an interception.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
In many respects, pulling the trigger on Judy and Nick’s relationship makes logical sense within the themes established in the first film, which used this animal society as a not particularly subtle allegory for real-world discrimination.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not particularly
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“Not particularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20particularly. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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