particularly

1. 1.

   to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

   “he was particularly fussy about spelling”

   “a particularly gruesome attack”

   “under peculiarly tragic circumstances”

   “an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger”

   Synonymspeculiarlyespeciallyspecially
2. 2.

   specifically or especially distinguished from others

   “loves Bach, particularly his partitas”

   “recommended one book in particular”

   “trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular”

   Synonymsin particular
3. 3.

   uniquely or characteristically

   “these peculiarly cinematic elements”

   “a peculiarly French phenomenon”

   “everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him”

   Synonymspeculiarly

Questions about particularly

What does particularly mean?

particularly means "to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in particularly?

particularly has 5 syllables: par-tic-u-lar-ly. The stress falls on "tic". In IPA it is /ˌpɑɹˈtɪkjəlɚli/.

What is another word for particularly?

Close synonyms include peculiarly, especially, specially, in particular, peculiarly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is particularly a common word?

particularly is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.