Meaning & Definition of Particularly in English

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"

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"

3. Uniquely or characteristically

• "These peculiarly cinematic elements"

• "A peculiarly french phenomenon"

• "Everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- john knowles