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."
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His life was not particularly changed by her introduction to it.
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Of particular concern is China’s control over rare earths, minerals that despite their name are not particularly uncommon but require extensive refinement and processing to utilize for electronics and other products.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
The Bowers’ experience is not particularly unusual.
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The real passengers on the ship were not particularly delighted to have large camera cables and lights and people disrupting their vacations.
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Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Of particular concern is China’s control over rare earths, minerals that despite their name are not particularly uncommon but require extensive refinement and processing to utilize for electronics and other products.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
The Bowers’ experience is not particularly unusual.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The real passengers on the ship were not particularly delighted to have large camera cables and lights and people disrupting their vacations.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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