particularly

adverb

par·​tic·​u·​lar·​ly pər-ˈti-kyə-(lər-)lē 

pə-ˈti-kyə-(lər-)lē,

-ˈti-kyə-lə-lē;

-ˈti-k(ə-)lē 

 also  pär-

1

: in a particular manner : in detail

2

: to an unusual degree

a particularly dry summer

particularly stormy weather

3

: in particular : specifically

The tools were useful, particularly the knife.

Synonyms

• especially
• specifically

Examples of particularly in a Sentence

Pay particularly close attention to the second paragraph.

all of you, but particularly anyone with a problem, should feel free to contact me at any time

Recent Examples on the Web

Linker writes that for many male students, particularly those who had military training, undressing for the camera was no biggie. —Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024

The bank has found 400 use cases for AI so far, Dimon said, particularly in the bank’s marketing, fraud and risk departments. —Ken Sweet, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024

The series will address algorithmic bias in AI systems and will educate the public on misinformation, particularly in regard to disinformation campaigns against Black voters. —Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024

Local news outlets have been hit particularly hard; a recent report found that more than 2,500 journalism jobs were eliminated in 2023. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024

That is particularly important for investors as Hollywood has seen the bottom line of its cable TV networks businesses, once the key growth drivers and profit centers of entertainment conglomerates, hit by cord-cutting and the growth of streaming. —Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024

Even so, what is clear is that housing at affordable prices, particularly for the middle-class workforce, continues to be in short supply in the Bay Area. —George Avalos, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024

Utilities tout billions of dollars in customer savings over time as coal-generation is retired, but that's in the future as new power sources are developed and costs, particularly for solar panels, continue to fall. —Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024

That effort is particularly tricky in South Korea, where meat is associated with wealth and health, and where tabletop barbecuing is a way of life. —Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing particularly

• not particularly

Kids Definition

particularly

adverb

par·​tic·​u·​lar·​ly pə(r)-ˈtik-yə-(lər-)lē  -yə-lə-lē 

pə(r)-ˈtik-(ə-)lē

1

: in a particular manner

2

: to an unusual degree : especially