Especially
[ɪ'speʃ(ə)lɪ;e-] or [ɪ'spɛʃəli]
Definition
(adv.) In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree.
Typist: Naomi
Examples
- Of the numerous other telegraph instruments that have been invented since 1837, that of Mr. Morse is in most general use, especially on the Continent and in America. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Not especially. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Especially on that turning business. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The latter peculiarity took the form of a dislike to being left alone, especially after dark. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Horribly--especially when I see all my friends rushing to the steamer. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Then why not have it: especially when our friend Miss Jenny here would profit by it too? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Especially, said Mr. Pumblechook, be grateful, boy, to them which brought you up by hand. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- His Democratic opponents, especially Woodrow Wilson, are, as I write, in the midst of the Presidential campaign of 1912, trying to focus attention on the tariff. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I am not ignorant that old Mr. Ablewhite has the reputation generally (especially among his inferiors) of being a remarkably good-natured man. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- New York--New York--but must it be especially New York? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The reaper is still used extensively, especially in foreign countries. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I am not under the slightest obligation to go to India, especially with strangers. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Diving bells have been made of various forms, more especially in that of a bell or hollow truncated cone, with the smaller end closed, and the larger one, which is placed lowermost, open. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Especially in your elevated station of society, miss, says Mr. Bucket, quite reddening at another narrow escape from my dear. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- In many regions, especially in the neighborhood of streams, water can be found ten or fifteen feet below the surface. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Of course you have heard of it, for no kind of news travels so fast--among one's friends especially. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She could look at it, she said, in the night, especially in the moonshine. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- All his relations--his mother especially--would be annoyed if he married me. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I can recommend them, for I have them especially prepared by Ionides, of Alexandria. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Menadic especially about the royal carriage. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But if his countenance was more sorrowful, his voice was more cheerful than that of his sister, especially when he addressed the old man. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- I knew that if the same excitement was attained at the various small towns along the road, and especially at Port Huron, the sale of papers would be great. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I feel that especially about representations of women. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Especially to gentlemen, added May, with a look which enlightened Amy as to one cause of her sudden fall from favor. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She jumped all over the machinery, and I had one man especially to guard her dress. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The harmless nature of sulphurous acid makes it very desirable as a bleaching agent, especially in the home. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- On my pointing out the great impropriety of the word, especially in connexion with his parent (for he added sulkily By her! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- However, if I were a man I should prefer Celia, especially when Dorothea was gone. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The hands may gather germs from any substances or objects with which they come in contact; hence the hands should be washed with soap and water, and especially before eating. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Rather a rough road for you to travel, my little pilgrims, especially the latter part of it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Typist: Naomi