especially

EN[ɪˈspɛʃ(ə)li] [əˈspɛʃ(ə)li] [ɛˈspɛʃ(ə)li] +-[ɛkˈspɛʃli]
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Definition of especially in English Dictionary

• AdverbCOMmore especiallySUPmost especiallySUF-ly+-
  1. (manner) In a special manner; specially.
  2. (focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
  3. (focus) Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something.
     1. Invite them all, especially Molly. ‎
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • Tube color diluted with acrylic medium lends itself especially well to drybrush painting.
     • Their book is a handsome physical production, reliably spiralbound and printed on sturdy stock, with an especially clever foldout map of Illinois counties.
     • The film is at once too Hollywood and too realistic. It is tied to genre conventions while stylistically following the new code of realism, especially with regard to mise-en-scène and performance.
  2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
     • Especially ITC show antimicrobial and antinematicidal activities, thereby being promising biofumigants.
     • Especially fungicides that contained famoxadone or fenhexamid decreased the amino acid concentration in grapes.
     • Especially ITC show antimicrobial [ 6 , 7 ] and antinematicidal [ 8 , 9 ] activities, thereby being promising biofumigants.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Adverbs
     • Focus adverbs
     • Manner adverbs
  2. Morphemes
     • Suffixes
       • Words by suffix
         • Words suffixed with -ly

Other Vocabulary

1. en specially
2. en especiall
3. en 'specially
4. en expecially
5. en specialty

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