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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Development of the two latter categories is not particularly satisfactory, Hugo Boss conceded.
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Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
There are families with young children, sometimes even babies — an audience demographic that is not particularly welcome at performances of Mozart, Bach and Brahms held during the rest of the year.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 July 2025
The two men had crossed paths for years in scouting circles, but were not particularly close.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The implications will likely emerge sporadically over a span of years and are not particularly useful for handicapping the market’s immediate prospects from here.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 July 2025
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Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
There are families with young children, sometimes even babies — an audience demographic that is not particularly welcome at performances of Mozart, Bach and Brahms held during the rest of the year.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 July 2025
The two men had crossed paths for years in scouting circles, but were not particularly close.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The implications will likely emerge sporadically over a span of years and are not particularly useful for handicapping the market’s immediate prospects from here.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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