specially

adverb

spe·​cial·​ly ˈspe-sh(ə-)lē 

1

: in a special manner

treated her friends specially

2

a

: for a special purpose

dresses made specially for the occasion

b

: in particular : specifically

made specially for you

3

: especially sense 2

makes a specially fine curry

was specially pleased with the gift

Synonyms

• especially
• particularly
• specifically
• notably

Examples of specially in a Sentence

dresses made specially for a wedding

The speech was written specially for the occasion.

The room was specially designed to be used as a library.

I was specially pleased with your gift.

people who are not specially gifted

I don't want to be treated specially.

Recent Examples on the Web

Mu gloves — which Heap developed and sent specially to the hitmaker — into her set. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025

The team specially designed the mold for the rotor blades. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025

Students and teachers get free access to a festival program specially designed by SFFILM’s long-time Education team called Schools at Doc Stories. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025

The white bare trees evoke the antlers featured in the background of this sequence from 1952's Lovely to Look At, which Duquette designed specially with Vincente Minnelli (who directed only this scene in the Mervyn LeRoy film). —Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1