Meaning of specially in English

specially

adverb

/ˈspeʃ.əl.i/ us

/ˈspeʃ.əl.i/

(also especially)

specially adverb (VERY)

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extremely or in particular:

This is a specially good wine.

"Is there anything you want to do this evening?" "Not specially."

The children really liked the museum, specially the dinosaurs.

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I'm not specially keen on cheese.
I wasn't specially interested in his book.
She seemed specially keen to talk to him.
The meeting was specially well attended tonight.
Are you specially interested in watching this programme?

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Particular and individual

specially adverb (FOR ONE PURPOSE)

for a particular purpose:

I came here specially to see you.

She has a wheelchair that was specially made for her.

The opera "Aida" was specially written for the opening of the Cairo opera house in 1871.

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The generously proportioned singer has to have all his garments specially made.
I'll lend you a bag for your trip - it'll save you buying one specially.
A series of sorties was carried out at night by specially equipped aircraft.
The dogs are specially trained to follow the trail left by the fox.
The aircraft base is protected with specially designed shelters which are built to withstand ground and air attacks.

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Grammar

Especially or specially?

Especially and specially are adverbs. …

(Definition of specially from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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specially

adverb [ not gradable ]

/ˈspeʃ·ə·li/

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in a particular way or for a particular purpose:

Her wheelchair was specially designed for her.

(Definition of specially from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of specially

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This case admits a specially simple normal form in which the low degree terms of the normal form can be replaced by coordinate functions.

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The facility is placed in a specially designed four-stage building.

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The exclusive use of output delayed functions seems to be a convenient way to avoid these specially defined operators.

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The training stimuli consisted of two sets of specially constructed novel objects (three objects in each set) that varied in shape and texture.

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These interfaces between human and computer often have to be specially developed for a specific artistic purpose or to achieve a particular result.

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This requires a specially trained computational linguist in the loop for the maintenance and population of the lexicon.

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Specially designed materials were used in the experiment.

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When using corpus evidence, therefore, the lexicographer works with whatever comes up in the corpus rather than with individually or specially selected examples.

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There were also improvements in the health care of prisoners and some penal institutions set up specially equipped cells for women giving birth behind bars.

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Such care might most feasibly and acceptably be delivered by a specially trained nurse working closely with the cardiologist.

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These dyads participated in a referential communication task specially designed for this research.

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The equipment is stored at specially conditioned sites that considerably increase ecological pressure on environment and expenses for safety.

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Besides, the dynamic exploitation of this knowledge is made possible by means of specially conceived deduction mechanisms.

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The specially designed furniture, for instance, and the carefully designed cast-aluminium handles, sanitary fixtures, and light fittings all enhance the overall architecture.

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Fittings: the classroom incorporated six sliding doors, each 2.4m square, and specially designed computer benches and a white-board support.

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Translations of specially

in Chinese (Traditional)

極其, 特別地, 尤其…

Meaning of specially in English

specially adverb (VERY)

specially adverb (FOR ONE PURPOSE)

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