English adverb: specially | |||
1. | specially in a special manner | ||
Samples | A specially arranged dinner. | ||
Synonyms | especially | ||
2. | specially to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common | ||
Samples | He was particularly fussy about spelling. A particularly gruesome attack. Under peculiarly tragic circumstances. An especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger. | ||
Synonyms | especially, particularly, peculiarly | ||