specially

What does specially mean?

specially means "in a special manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in specially?

specially has 3 syllables: spec-ial-ly. The stress falls on "spec". In IPA it is /ˈspɛʃəli/.

What is another word for specially?

Close synonyms include especially, particularly, peculiarly, especially. 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 specially a common word?

specially is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for specially come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.