especially
Americanadverb
adverb
-
in particular; specifically
for everyone's sake, especially your children's
-
very much
especially useful for vegans
Usage
See special.
Related Words
Especially, chiefly, particularly, principally refer to those cases that seem to be significant. Especially and particularly single out the most prominent case or example (often in order to particularize a general statement): Winter is especially severe on old people. Corn grows well in the Midwest, particularly in Iowa. Chiefly and principally imply that the general statement applies to a majority of the cases in question and have a somewhat comparative force: Owls fly chiefly at night. Crime occurs principally in large cities.
Etymology
Origin of especially
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
That’s especially true in counties where homes tend to be larger, winters are colder or electricity is costly.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Amodei turned Anthropic into an AI juggernaut by creating off-the-shelf AI tools for businesses, especially for coding.
Mr. James’s pursuit of intellectual purpose is affecting, especially as he encounters books that have been childhood favorites for many readers.
That surge has been accompanied by growing concern about the knock-on effects of the facilities, especially the large amounts of energy and water they consume.
From BBC
The issue is especially pressing in Virginia, where data centers are projected to use as much as 57% of the state’s electricity by 2030.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
